Alejandra Marin Buitrago
Teaching Assistant and MA in Urban Planning
CUPPA
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About
Alejandra Marin Buitrago is a Ph.D. candidate whose research explores housing policy in post-conflict cities. Her study on Colombian government-subsidized housing investigates the social cohesion and gender differences in the context of a war-torn society. Her research seeks to understand the impact of this housing program on residents’ ability to rebuild trust, community, and livelihoods. She compared three government-subsidized projects for war-affected people in three cities. She aims to identify how the different social programs applied and public spaces built in those areas impacted residents living conditions. She also focuses on the factors driving perception of housing tenure security in the neighborhoods.
Before beginning her Ph.D., Alejandra practiced urban planning law for nearly 15 years in Colombia. She worked as a law professor for universities Libre and Piloto. She worked as an advisor for several municipal comprehensive plans of urban development. She participated in policy design and negotiations with stakeholders for the application and amendment of those plans. Her work focuses on housing policy, municipal financing, and large-scale urban projects in local communities in Latin America.
She holds a BA in Public Administration, a law degree, a MA in Urban Planning from the University of Alicante- Spain, and a MA in Habitat from U.Nacional in Colombia.