Public housing, Private priorities: The invisible dynamics in low-income housing allocation in urban Peru, the case of CSP-Techo Propio

This thesis analyzes Techo Propio, Peru’s leading affordable housing program for the last 20 years. Following the neoliberal turn in housing policies, the Peruvian government reduced its role to solely subsidizing the low-income housing demand while housing production and delivery was left entirely in the hands of the real-estate industry. We specifically analyze the component Construcción en Sitio Propio (CSP), which fully subsidizes the construction of 35 m2-houses in family-owned lots. Given the limited information and studies available on this subprogram, we were keen to understand how CSP is currently being implemented and, especially, how subsidies are allocated to families and what are the city-wide implications. Through a combination of spatial analysis and in-depth interviews with diverse actors in the Techo Propio ecosystem, this thesis elucidates the housing allocation process as it is being implemented, beyond the official narrative. Our findings identify which families actually become beneficiaries and the spatial consequences of this model at the neighborhood, city, and national scales. We hope our findings and conclusions can help reflect on potential improvements for this and similar programs, and ultimately contribute to discussions on the roles the public and private sectors should have in the provision of affordable housing across Latin America.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Authors dc:creator

• Belli Ferro, Fiorella
• Orensanz, Mora

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Vale, Lawrence J.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright retained by author(s)

Licence dc:rights.uri

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/145772

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/145772