ABSTRACT
Classic works by Mangin, 1967, Leeds, 1969, and John F.C. Turner, 1968a, 1968b, and his barefoot architect colleagues, investigated the early 1960s mass invasions of Pampa de Cueva and other Lima settlements. In the Lima settlement surveys, people included additional questions about the aires and the current use of the roofspace, which was largely used to keep small animals. The vertical subdivision is quite common in Lima and recent studies has begun to emphasize that densification policies through building upwards and providing for the vertical subdivision of dwelling structures will be come imperative. As the city seeks to address issues of densification and the aires, it will also need to consider appropriate policies to address the rising demand for rental accommodation within consolidated settlements. The initial policy focus of the aires is explicitly based on the idea that construction in the aires represents a new alternative and the goal of densification of the housing stock.
