The role of shopping centers as simula Ted Public space: The shopping center centro mayor, Bogo Tá, colombia

Public space is in an integral part of the cultural richness of cities, and an essential element in the functioning of a demo-cratic society. Made up of the networks of streets, sidewalks, parks and plazas, public space is what makes urban centers living entities. Though its importance is consistently recog-nized around the world, public space in Latin America has held a special role in society. In the context of Colombia, the role of public space has been shaped not only by its function as a gathering space for citizens, but it has been marked by decades of armed conflict. It was in this context in Colom-bia that the construction of major shopping malls emerged, becoming an increasingly important part of the commercial sector of Colombian cities, and, according to some authors, providing an alternative ‘public’ space in which citizens could gather. This study, through a review of the literature and a survey, summarizes some of the changes that have occurred in the urban public realm of Bogotá in the past decades, and hypothesizes the role that major commercial centers are playing in the daily lives of the city’s residents.

• Autores: Grube Cavers, Annelise; Carvajal Sánchez, Nohora Inés
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales U.D.C.A
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional UDCA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.udca.edu.co:11158/1902
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.udca.edu.co/index.php/ruadc/article/view/964
• Palabra clave: Calles; Andenes; Bogotá; Public space; Shopping malls; Urban planning; Democracia
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Derechos Reservados - Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales