From land occupation to thriving neighbourhoods: reflections from Bogota

Abstract

Informal occupation of land and buildings is growing in cities around the world. Reflecting on insights from a research trip to Bogota, Colombia, Hayley Abrahams, Dr Andreas Scheba, Dr Suraya Scheba, John Giraldo Diaz and Diana Sanchez-Betancourt argue that, with the right governance approach and support, such occupied land and property can be turned into sustainable and thriving neighbourhoods.