¿Cómo afecta la pandemia del COVID-19 a las ciudades? ¿Cuál es el impacto de las medidas adoptadas para combatir dicha enfermedad respecto del derecho urbanístico? ¿Cuáles son los principales retos impuestos por dicha enfermedad a esta rama del derecho administrativo? El presente artículo busca dar respuesta a estas interrogantes a partir de la definición de derecho urbanístico y los principales ejes que conforman su contenido. Asimismo, se analiza el impacto de las nuevas políticas de distanciamiento social dentro de los espacios públicos, así como en el servicio de transporte. Por último, se esbozan unas breves reflexiones sobre la importancia de la vivienda como espacio para la convivencia y continuidad de actividades de los ciudadanos en este contexto actual.

COVID-19 Pandemic has created different challenges for Peruvian cities. How Urban Law and urban regulation should respond to those challenges? The article tries to respond to this question by revisiting the concept of Urban Law and the principles that are behind it. Moreover, the article will explore the impacts that the social distancing policies have had in territorial planning, public transport and public spaces and how this new context requires a reframe in the policies that regulate those sectors. The final section is dedicated to highlighting the importance of housing in the social distancing context and how the housing regulation should evolve to create a real safe-place from the risks imposed by the COVID-19 that allows the continuity of life in this new reality.

COVID-19 Pandemic has created different challenges for Peruvian cities. How Urban Law and urban regulation should respond to those challenges? The article tries to respond to this question by revisiting the concept of Urban Law and the principles that are behind it. Moreover, the article will explore the impacts that the social distancing policies have had in territorial planning, public transport and public spaces and how this new context requires a reframe in the policies that regulate those sectors. The final section is dedicated to highlighting the importance of housing in the social distancing context and how the housing regulation should evolve to create a real safe-place from the risks imposed by the COVID-19 that allows the continuity of life in this new reality.

The following article evidences the importance of considering the concept and the components of the right to the city in the Peruvian legislation. For that purpose, it considers the growing recognition of the importance of cities under the ‘New Urban Agenda’ and the search for assurance of decent life quality for the inhabitants of a city. Moreover, the authors propose to overcome the conception of the city as a physical space where its sole purpose is to produce individual wealth and benefits, for its recognition as a space of interaction and citizen development as a collectivity. Based on this definition, the right to the city implies a guiding principle that seeks to generate spaces for community participation, a fair distribution of urban charges and benefits, and the promotion of active citizenship.

The following article evidences the importance of considering the concept and the components of the right to the city in the Peruvian legislation. For that purpose, it considers the growing recognition of the importance of cities under the ‘New Urban Agenda’ and the search for assurance of decent life quality for the inhabitants of a city. Moreover, the authors propose to overcome the conception of the city as a physical space where its sole purpose is to produce individual wealth and benefits, for its recognition as a space of interaction and citizen development as a collectivity. Based on this definition, the right to the city implies a guiding principle that seeks to generate spaces for community participation, a fair distribution of urban charges and benefits, and the promotion of active citizenship.

The following article evidences the importance of considering the concept and the components of the right to the city in the Peruvian legislation. For that purpose, it considers the growing recognition of the importance of cities under the ‘New Urban Agenda’ and the search for assurance of decent life quality for the inhabitants of a city. Moreover, the authors propose to overcome the conception of the city as a physical space where its sole purpose is to produce individual wealth and benefits, for its recognition as a space of interaction and citizen development as a collectivity. Based on this definition, the right to the city implies a guiding principle that seeks to generate spaces for community participation, a fair distribution of urban charges and benefits, and the promotion of active citizenship.