Medellin case study Flashcards

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where is medellin

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columbia

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what was Medellin nicknamed and why

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the city of eternal spring as it was associated with violence and drugs, named the most dangerious city in the world

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What was the case up until 1993

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Pablo escabar held the power, until he died in 1993

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what were the conditions like

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  • high unemployment
  • high crime
  • high poverty
  • social inequality
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5
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what is Medellin’s population today

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2.2 million

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what is Medellin a model for

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urban regeneration and sustainable city planning

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how did they re-brand Medellin

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planners recognised the need for the city to be equally accessbile to everyone

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what did they do about the unequal social class

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they made a more intergrated everyday economical and educational activities

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what is it like now

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the cities poorest can now access the city centre due to outdoor escalators and a gondola system

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how did they improve transport other than the escalatord and gondola

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-rapid transet system named ‘metroplus’ which is emission free

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what has helped transform unprivileged residents

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education, social and culture programmes have increased

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whats happened to the povery rates

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fallen but inqueality between social classes has increased

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what has happened to crime and violence rates

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still high

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