1. Chapter 6: “A Maximum of Ruralism, a Minimum of Urbanism” Crystal Mancilla, Michelle Martinez, Corinne Olguin

2. ❖ Latin America ➢ Urbanization ➢ Rural ➢ Characteristics ❖ Havana ➢ Population ❖ Castro’s Power From Idealism to Realism, The 1960s: Idealistic and Pragmatic

3. ❖ “Ruralizing” ➢ Failed ❖ Minibrigade program ➢ Alamar ❖ The changed definition of rural” ❖ “Benign Neglect” ❖ Maintenance and repair work ➢ 1984 housing law ❖ Urban improvements The New Urbanism of the 1970s and Early 1980s

4. ❖ “Market Opening” in housing sector ➢ private profiteering ❖ Minibrigade failure; Insufficient housing ❖ Increased priority in agriculture ➢ new housing for agricultural projects ❖ Havana deindustrialized ❖ People’s Councils in Havana Rectification of Urban Errors (1980s)/ Maximum of Ruralism (1990s)