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CARDENAS O'BYRNE, Sabina  y  D'INCA, María Verónica. What does Good Living mean in Latin American irregular settlements?. Polis [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.40, pp.43-59. ISSN 0718-6568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-65682015000100003.

This article aims to expose an alternative from architecture and urban planning to deal with Latin American irregular settlements or slums, and proposes a critical review of the three main ideas associated with the development of cities development in the last century. It is based on the existential and axiologicalcategories of human needs(Max-Neef, Elizalde, & Hopenhayn, 1986),and in the idea of the city-borrough(Alguacil, 2008). Under notions of solidarity, articulation, diversity, autonomy and scale, on a human scale development, is assumed that architectural and urban planning projects should be made with greater community interaction, carried out considering each neighborhood specificities, and favoring the public sphere of the urban space. Under this line of thought, the role of the architect is of a supporting professional rather than an instructor, thus respecting the capacities of individuals whenparticipating in the solution of their own problems.

Palabras clave : good living; housing; human needs; city.

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