Federico Pérez is a doctoral student at Harvard University. His research in Bogotá has been supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council.
While previous 'security planning' in Bogotá has been premised on eviction and demolition, emerging redevelopment frameworks are geared toward a far more pervasive practice of urban renovation; the re-peopling of problem areas in the city.