Comprendiendo los territorios y su gente. Reflexiones sobre desigualdades territoriales y resistencias en América Latina. Urban Policy Papers. Clacso-Red Ulacav. 336 pp.

The book Urban Policy Papers, coordinated by María Elena Acosta Maldonado, offers a situated and critical reading of urban production in Latin America. Through various case studies in cities such as Bogotá, Quito, Pasto, and Chinandega, it explores how urban planning, housing, and public transport policies are often subordinated to the interests of private actors and financial markets. The text highlights how formal housing policies deepen spatial segregation by relocating the urban poor to the periphery without access to services or jobs. Similarly, public transport is presented not as a neutral technical service, but as a material expression of urban inequality, particularly evident in Colombia, where infrastructure tends to favor wealthier sectors. The book questions the role of the state as a mere facilitator of real estate capital and calls for a rethinking of the right to the city through inclusive and participatory planning.