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In recent years, there has been an upsurge in the number of forced displacements due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, and pandemics, which has favoured an increase in the number of temporary accommodations. Although the provision of shelter after an emergency situation is one of the priorities of humanitarian aid, the reality is that the conditions in which people live in a situation of forced displacement are absolutely precarious and overcrowded. Nowadays, this type of housing tends to have a short lifespan, deepening the environmental impact and the generation of waste. Likewise, added to this great problem is the linear economic system implemented worldwide, which also causes a hig...
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The present text analyses and establishes alternatives, from a social, legal and technical perspective for the probable urban solution and improvement of the informal settlements in the locality of Santa Fe, a marginal district of Bogotá (Colombia). The purpose of the research is to generate actions in the conception of social and service projects for the community from the academia, defining informal housing as houses self-produced, self-managed and/or in precarious conditions.
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The diary of Heinrich Witt (1799-1892) is the most extensive private diary written in Latin America known to us today. Written in English by a German migrant who lived in Lima, it is a unique source for the history of Peru, and for international trade and migration.