Table 1.
RUCAS neighborhoods and primary interventions by component
| BDM | MB | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall neighborhood description | Year of construction | 1992 | 1996 |
| Travel time to the city’s downtown by public transport | 25 min | 70 min | |
| Inhabitants (census 2017) | 831 | 3834 | |
| Number of dwellings pre-intervention | 384 | 1256 | |
| Housing interventions | Expansion: Dwelling area (m2) before the intervention | 42 | 42 |
| Expansion: Dwelling area (m2) after the intervention | 57 | 84 | |
| Thermal and acoustic insulation | yes | yes | |
| Improvement of roofs | yes | yes | |
| Upgrading or installation of utilities (sanitation, electrical) | yes | yes | |
| Final housing location | Remodeled but not expanded dwelling within the villa | yes | yes |
| Same remodeled dwelling | yes | yes | |
| Different rehabilitated dwelling within the villa | yes | yes | |
| New dwelling within the villa | yes | yes | |
| New dwelling in an adjacent new villa | no | yes | |
| Undetermined dwelling outside the villa (expropriation) | yes | yes | |
| Built environment interventions | Dwellings demolished (as % of existing dwellings before intervention) | 18% | 34% |
| New recreational public spaces (green areas, parks) | yes | yes | |
| Sports facilities (sport courts, playgrounds) | no | yes | |
| Tree planting on streets and in parks | yes | yes | |
| Improvement of roads (streets, sidewalks) | yes | yes | |
| Improvement of existing public lighting | yes | yes | |
| New bus stop | no | yes | |
| Community interventions | New community centers | yes | no |
| Participatory social diagnoses | yes | yes | |
| Revitalization of community organizations | yes | yes |