Urban renewal and gentrification. An analysis from the Feminist Urbanism.

An approach to care policies and land market in Bogotá

Abstract

Bogotá is currently in the process of implementing the District System of Care Blocks (SIDICU) and integrating a Care Policy aimed at ensuring Territorial Planning that contributes to redressing the social debt owed to women, girls, boys, and individuals with care needs. This involves adapting and establishing the necessary infrastructural facilities to consolidate Care Networks within the city. Furthermore, there is a concerted effort towards educational initiatives designed to engender shifts in societal perceptions and to redistribute unpaid care responsibilities. However, Bogotá is also experiencing significant demands for Urban Renewal processes and Strategic Interventions necessitating the transformation of public spaces and existing infrastructure. These processes carry the potential for gentrification, which can result in the displacement and segregation of certain demographics, with women often disproportionately affected. Thus, there is an imperative to undertake an analysis from the perspective of Feminist Urbanism concerning Renewal and gentrification processes to advance towards the realization of a Carecentric City.