Colombia’s second biggest city of Medellin, once infamous for being the most dangerous city in the world, has been internationally praised as a miraculous example of successful urban intervention...Show moreColombia’s second biggest city of Medellin, once infamous for being the most dangerous city in the world, has been internationally praised as a miraculous example of successful urban intervention to reduce social inequality and curb urban violence and juvenile delinquency through connectivity and the recapturing of public spaces in a city that had lost its public life. The policy, which became widely known as social urbanism, did however marginally contribute to Medellin's reduction in homicide rates but rather contributed to the improvement of Medellin's image as a modern, innovative city and reinforced the narrative of modernity, leaving the criminal structures untouched.Show less
