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Traditionally, in the field of urbanism, the term urban regeneration refers mainly to the process of urban production that has become dominant in European and North American cities for several decades now: the implementation of large urban projects of both physical and socioeconomic recovery in usually vacant intra-urban areas. Despite the existence of a large potential of land able to be recycled, this has still been happening sparsely in Latin American cities. The projects that have been completed, few, have been called into question. In turn, the programs to revitalize the historic centers and re-densify peri-central areas cannot be seen as initiatives for urban regeneration, in the sense that they consisted mainly in promoting dynamics that highlight tourism and culture, and intensive real estate development, respectively. Nevertheless, to conclude that there are no valuable experiences of urban regeneration in the region would be an error. These are found under different modalities, and rather in peripheral workingclass neighborhoods, where comprehensive urban improvement programs are being carried out. Decentering the gaze towards these initiatives may contribute in reassessing the general vision towards urban regeneration in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The last few decades have seen an increase in the travel and transference of urban models and policies, ideas and techniques as well as an increased academic interest in these processes. At the same time, Latin America has experienced a proliferation of large urban projects and relevant analysis. This paper seeks to establish a link between these two issues by addressing the work of the Corporación Antiguo Puerto Madero Sociedad Anónima (CAPMSA) in different Latin American cities and raising questions about the mobilization of urban models and policies, the mechanisms for the mobilization of these initiatives and the experts and social actors in charge of the circulation of these mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]