Parque Lineal Aguas Claras. Contención de un borde de crecimiento urbano a través de una estrategia de intervención al espacio público en Aguas Claras

Abstract

San Cristóbal, in the south of the city, is known for being one of the areas with the highest number of informal settlements. These places are geographically located towards the rural areas and do not have any type of planning, causing growth and expansion on the urban edges. These neighborhoods grow with different problems around the structures of the Land Management Plan, as is the case of the Aguas Claras neighborhood. Even though this neighborhood was legalized in 2015 through Resolution No. 1567, there are flaws in its territorial organization, where the indicators in this area are lower per resident than what is foreseen in the city's Special Management and Protection Plan [PEMP]. Therefore, it can be affirmed that the integral improvement orients the planned activities towards the improvement of informal settlements and their adequate integration with the different structures of the city. It is for this reason that a proposal for the improvement of public space is proposed as a strategy to mitigate the impacts of urban growth and expansion towards the Protected Areas of the Capital District, which are part of the neighborhood. The transformation of the expanding border was done through a linear park, which has an intervention area of three hectares, three landscape units were implemented which provide specific activities to the community that respond to the needs of their immediate context, achieving the articulation between park - neighborhoods - hills.