Ecobreves – URUGUAY: Revitalizing Industrial Zones

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MONTEVIDEO, Jul 28 2003 (IPS) - Public and private entities in Uruguay are working to revitalize abandoned industrial areas of the capital, building housing for low-income families and encouraging economic activity. Efforts will focus on the districts of La Teja, in the western part of Montevideo, and Maroñas, in the northeast, which have suffered from the industrial recession that began in the 1980s. There are many large abandoned or underutilized buildings with urban services available, architect Juan Carlos Mántaras, of the Architects Society of Uruguay, told Tierramérica.

Also contributing to the project are the Ministry of Housing and the Chamber of Industries, among others.