TY - JOUR
T1 - Modular Urban Design in Villa El Salvador (Lima, Peru) as a Contemporary Blend of Western and Andean Urban Heritages
AU - Kaiser-Salas, Jean Paul
AU - Hurtado-Valdez, Pedro
AU - Di Florio-Tataje, Nathalie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025
PY - 2025/8
Y1 - 2025/8
N2 - In the context of a military dictatorship based on socialist ideology, Villa El Salvador emerged in 1971 in the south of Lima due to an internal migration process that began thirty years earlier and a collective effort by the community to achieve self-governance, which was facilitated by a modular urban structure. This urban phenomenon has not yet received the necessary reflection to understand the processes shaping its layout. Herein, the degree to which Villa El Salvador represents a contemporary blend of two urban traditions is critically explored, integrating perspectives from Western and Andean urbanism.
AB - In the context of a military dictatorship based on socialist ideology, Villa El Salvador emerged in 1971 in the south of Lima due to an internal migration process that began thirty years earlier and a collective effort by the community to achieve self-governance, which was facilitated by a modular urban structure. This urban phenomenon has not yet received the necessary reflection to understand the processes shaping its layout. Herein, the degree to which Villa El Salvador represents a contemporary blend of two urban traditions is critically explored, integrating perspectives from Western and Andean urbanism.
KW - South America
KW - planning eras/approaches
KW - planning practice
KW - regions
KW - resident activism
KW - sustainability/resilience
KW - urban design
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105018738405
U2 - 10.1177/15385132251340708
DO - 10.1177/15385132251340708
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:105018738405
SN - 1538-5132
VL - 24
SP - 205
EP - 233
JO - Journal of Planning History
JF - Journal of Planning History
IS - 4
ER -
