Over the last decades, many of the people who moved to cities in pursuit of a better life ended up living in informal settlements or slums with inadequate living standards. Urban growth has happened very rapidly in developing countries, and both the government and the private sector have struggled to respond to this huge increase in housing demand. Without affordable units, … [Read more...] about How to overcome slum upgrading bottlenecks?
Enrique Peláez
Enrique Pelaez is a full-time Consultant at CSD/HUD, where he provides operational and technical support to the IDB Cities Lab. He specializes in urban governance and management, municipal infrastructure, and neighborhood upgrading programs. Enrique holds a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning with a concentration in International Development from Georgetown University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has previously worked at the Buenos Aires Government, the Georgetown Global Cities Initiative, and as a consultant at the IDB (INE/TSP). the World Bank, and AECOM/WMATA
Citizen-led Urbanism: Another way to create cities
In recent years, a new approach to urban planning has been gaining ground around the world: citizen-led urbanism. This concept is based on the idea that cities should be designed and developed taking into account the needs and aspirations of their inhabitants. Rather than being a process led exclusively by experts and planners, citizen-led urbanism empowers the community to … [Read more...] about Citizen-led Urbanism: Another way to create cities