Alejandra P Marin-Buitrago, Lawyer-Urban Planner
Ph.D. candidate, Urban Planning and Policy
Teaching assistant
Urban Planning and Policy
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Contact
Building & Room:
CUPPA office 234
Address:
412 South Peoria street
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About
Alejandra is a Ph.D. candidate whose research explores housing policy in post-conflict cities. Her study on Colombian government-subsidized housing investigates social cohesion and gender differences in a war-torn society. Her research seeks to understand the impact of a national housing program on residents' ability to rebuild trust, community, and livelihoods. She compared three government-subsidized projects for war-affected people in three cities. In doing so, her research identifies the impact of social programs and differential access to public spaces on those communities. Her research also focused on the factors creating a sense of housing tenure security and stability among residents.
Before beginning her Ph.D., Alejandra practiced urban planning law in Colombia for nearly 15 years. She taught law at universities Libre and Piloto. She advised several comprehensive municipal plans for urban development and participated in policy design and negotiations with stakeholders.
Her work focuses on housing policy, municipal financing, and large-scale urban projects in local communities in Latin America.
She holds a BA in Public Administration, a law degree, an MA in Urban Planning from the University of Alicante- Spain, and an MA in Habitat from U.Nacional in Colombia.
Selected Grants
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and ASCP, Housing the internally displaced people- Case study, Received a grant for presenting the case of the government-subsidized housing program for war-affected people as case study
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Surplus Value capture in Pereira, Received a grant for a research project on municipal financing based on surplus land value capture.
Department of Culture of Alicante Province, Immigration, and housing., Received a grant for a masters projects on mapping and analyzing the housing conditions, and rights of Latin American migrants in the city of Elche
Selected Publications
Marín and Acebedo (2017). “The Concept of Urban Borders from a Complex Perspective”. Chapter in the book: Memories of the Seminar of Urban Borders. Bogotá. August 2017.
Marín, Alejandra and Ortiz. Derecho al Trabajo y Espacio Público en Pereira (Rigth to work and Public Space in Pereira): Magazine Espacio Libre, No. 1, April 2011, ISSN 2028-9137.
Marín, Alejandra. “Housing, Immigration, and Social Integration in Elche”: Thesis. University of Alicante, 2008. Housing and Immigration in Elche. Elche City Hall, Oct. 2008. Web. http://goo.gl/rfkdHw
Colombia on the Brink (May 7, 2021) Counterpunch.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/05/07/colombia-on-the-brink/
Notable Honors
2018, Fulbright Scholarship for Ph.D. studies, Fulbright
Education
2016 - National University of Colombia Master of Habitat
2008 - University of Alicante Master of Urban Planning
2006- School of Public Administration (ESAP) Bachelor of Public Administration
2004- Libre University Lawyer
Selected Presentations
Civic Engagement and Gendered Leadership in War-Torn Societies: A Colombian Case Study on Community Formation in Post-War Cities. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP). Chicago, October 19, 2023.
Impact of Housing Restitution Projects for the Post-Conflict. The Summit of the Network Violence, Security, and Peace (VSP), Rebuilding Trust and Democracy, Bogota, May, 2023.
Housing internally displaced people: A Colombian case study on the virtuous cycle of state investment, commitment, and security in Pereira’s Salamanca community. Urban Affairs Association. Washington D.C, April 2022.
The City Creation or Product Case of Study: Otún Basin. International Symposium, New Urban Agendas? Towards U.N Habitat III. 2016, Bogotá.
Public Acquisition of Private Land in Colombia. Columbia University, New York City, October 21, 2015. Surplus Value-Capture Implementation in Pereira.” Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Seminar of Researchers, 2014. Panamá City.
The Concept of Urban Boundaries from a Complex Perspective. First International Seminar of Urban Boundaries. Bogotá. 2012.