Overlapping historical cartography as a method of morphological analysis and taking planning decisions. Ibague, Colombia, 1935-2016

Abstract Ibagué is a Colombian medium-sized city in which the center is a commercially vibrant and socially depressed area. To solve their problems a proposal of urban redesign within the framework of national partial plans was made eventually incorporated into the planning principles the Ministry of Housing in 2012. However, the plan has not been implemented, as it has a condition of ideality and probability, common to urban planning since 1935. To understand the similarities and differences between these plans and the urban reality, a sector analysis was performed using the historic-artistic method in its object-based component adjusted for analyzing morphologies. The map overlay for identifying trends evidence the continued ignorance of the historical dynamics and miscalculation in planning processes. This research provides analysis criteria that can help incorporating historical morphological studies in order to make planning decisions in similar sectors and in cities that have overlaps between national policies and municipal development as a cause of conflicts.