Abstract

VERGARA-SCHMALBACH, JUAN CARLOS; FONTALVO HERRERA, TOMÁS  and  MORELOS GOMEZ, JOSÉ. PLANNING THROUGH SCENARIOS IMPLEMENTED FOR URBAN POLICY: CENTRAL MARKET CASE IN CARTAGENA (COLOMBIA). Rev.fac.cienc.econ. [online]. 2014, vol.22, n.1, pp.23-33. ISSN 0121-6805.

The Cartagena's (Colombia) central market, also known as Bazurto, is currently considered as a pollution source and urban chaos, but at the same time is a provider of food resources for about 80% of city population. The problems that nearby residents have seem to be permanent over time; since the creation of the first major public town square in 1904 (known as the market of Gethsemane), the iterated critical factors (environment, economy and society) have transcended to become latent threats. This paper based on the implementation of the planning through scenarios approach supported by an experts panel, visualized possible futures (desired and projected) for Bazurto market for a 15 year period where transfer and intervention seem to be the best suitable option for solving such problems.

Keywords : Public policies; Planning through scenarios; Market Square.

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