COFOPRI’s Land Regularisation Program in Saul Cantoral Informal Settlement: Process, Results and the Way Forward
- 1 Division of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- 2 Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
- 3 Division of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- 4 Division of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Abstract
The need to address the challenge of urban informal settlements has led a number of formalization programs over the past few decades. In this paper, we focus on the land regularization program implemented by COFOPRI in Saul Cantoral informal settlement in Lima, Peru. The study sought to understand implementation interventions and current conditions following state land regularization program in the study area. Qualitative methodologies such as unstructured interviews, observation and photography were used. The study revealed that land title promoted gender inclusiveness and enhanced tenure security. However, economic and social integration of informal residents were far from realized. Rather, social, environmental and infrastructural conditions have worsened. The study suggests the need to revise and integrate land regularization into the urban development planning process of the settlement through collaborative planning.
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