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Ciudades Sostenibles

Erick Marin

Erick se unió a la Iniciativa de Ciudades Emergentes y Sostenibles (ICES) del BID en marzo del 2015 para trabajar con las relaciones externas y las asociaciones estratégicas de la Iniciativa. Anteriormente, fue funcionario del Servicio Exterior Costarricense, desempeñándose como Consejero en la Embajada de Costa Rica en Washington, D.C. Erick cuenta con un Bachillerato en Estudios Internacionales y Ciencias Políticas de Elon University en Carolina del Norte, un Maestría en Relaciones Internacionales de American University en Washington, D.C. y un Certificado en Gobernanza Multilateral del Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) en Ginebra, Suiza. Originario de San José, Costa Rica, Erick ha vivido adicionalmente en El Salvador, Perú, Brasil, Tayikistán, Alemania y Vietnam. Síguelo en Twitter @erickmarincr

Erick Marin

Erick worked at the IDB's Cities Network, in the Housing and Urban Development Division of the Bank, supporting the strategic alliances and external relations of the Division. Previously, he served in the Foreign Service of Costa Rica as Counselor at the Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. Erick holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Elon University in North Carolina, a master's degree in International Relations from American University in Washington, D.C. and a Certificate in Multilateral Governance from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva, Switzerland. Originally from San Jose, Costa Rica, Erick has lived in El Salvador, Peru, Brazil, Tajikistan, Germany and Vietnam.

Biomimicry: Designing Cities According to Nature

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Drawing on natural ecosystems in order to create innovative solutions, biomimicry has been inspiring designers for decades, many times without our full understanding of this discipline. Yet creative minds around the world have been increasingly turning to biomimicry–banyan tree leaves, butterfly wings, a bird's beak–for new, sustainable and ecofriendly designs. This approach … [Read more...] about Biomimicry: Designing Cities According to Nature

Getting Home Safely: A Toolkit to Design Safer Cities

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English | Español | Português By the time you finish reading this sentence, a person will have been killed or injured in a road accident. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.24 million people die in traffic crashes globally, mostly pedestrians, and that number increases on an annual basis. Between 20 to 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, … [Read more...] about Getting Home Safely: A Toolkit to Design Safer Cities