Pereira: contexto actual y perspectivas

Pereira atraviesa por un momento decisivo para el futuro de su poblacion. Aunque la economia de la ciudad y la de Risaralda han venido creciendo, durante los ultimos anos lo han hecho mas lentamente que el resto del pais. Dentro de las mayores dificultades que enfrenta la ciudad estan el alto desempleo, el aumento de la pobreza y la desigualdad y la limitada dotacion de espacio publico planificado. Como parte de las oportunidades y retos de las autoridades locales se puede mencionar al sector de infraestructura y el de turismo. El primero debe contribuir a traves del aumento de la cobertura de los servicios basicos para toda la poblacion y la construccion de vivienda acompanada de una mayor dotacion de espacio publico efectivo y planificado. El segundo a traves de un mejor aprovechamiento de las caracteristicas geograficas, climaticas y riqueza medioambiental. Todo esto contribuira a mejorar la dinamica economica de la ciudad, reducir el desempleo y aumentar la calidad de vida de la poblacion.****** ABSTACT: Pereira is currently going through a turning point for the future of its population. Although its economy and the one of Risaralda have been growing, it has been slower than the national average. Among the major difficulties faced by the city are: high unemployment rates, the recent increase of poverty and inequality, and the poor provision of planned public space. As part of the challenges and opportunities for the city to consider in the near future are infrastructure and tourism. The former sector is expected to contribute by increasing the basic services’ coverage and by building new housing together with the supply of proper and planned public space for the whole community. The task for the tourist sector is making a better utilization of the environmental resources, such as location, climate and wealth of wildlife. All these will help the economy to improve the economic indicators as well as reducing the unemployment and increasing the population quality of life.