Housing plays a much more important role than is generally recognized. Not only does it satisfy people's basic needs for well-being, protection, safety and health, but it is also the main pillar for overcoming poverty. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), 33.7% of the population lives in poverty. If we add to this the fact that almost half of the region's inhabitants do … [Read more...] about Three strategies to reduce the housing deficit in Latin America and the Caribbean
Felipe Vera
Felipe Vera Sector Specialist from the Housing and Urban Development Division of the Inter-American Development Bank. He works in Chile and Argentina for programs to improve slums, urban revitalization of central areas, sustainable infrastructure, metropolitan governance and sustainable housing. Previously, he was an associate researcher and visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and director of the UAI Research Center for Ecology, Landscape and Urban Planning in Chile. He is the author of the books' Kumbh Mela: Mapping The Efhemeral Mega City '(2014),' Andrea Branzi: Ten Recommendations for a New Athens Charter '(2015),' Rahul Mehrotra: Dissolving Thresholds' (2015) and 'Ephemeral Urbanism Cities in Constant Flux '(2016) "Housing: What's Coming?" (2018) "Building Metropolitan Governance: The Case of Chile" (2019), "Immigrating: Strengthening Destination Cities" (2020). He trained as an Architect and Urbanist at the University of Chile (2009) and has an MDeS in Urbanism, Landscape and Ecology from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (2013) and a Master in Real Estate Project Management from the University of Chile (2010). He has also received many Awards, including the Adolfo Ibáñez Award for Outstanding Research Achievements (2016), the Academic Committee Award at the Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (2015), various research grants, Fulbright, Chile Scholarships, ITEC Fellowship and the Mario Awards Record for the best student of undergraduate (2009) and Jaime Bendersky for the best designer (2009) at the University of Chile.
The caregiving crisis in informal settlements
“I'm a hairdresser (...) but I need to take care of my aunt [who has a severe disability], of my daughter [who's only 12 years old] and the house” says Lorena, from Río Paraná, in Corrientes, Argentina. Just like many other women in the region, Lorena must balance her professional life with housework and caregiving responsibilities. These responsibilities are particularly … [Read more...] about The caregiving crisis in informal settlements
10 lines of action and 20 measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in informal settlements
On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the new Coronavirus or nCoV-2019 as a pandemic. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), thousands of confirmed cases have already been reported, in almost all the countries of the region, and an increasing number of deaths. The number of cases, the number of deaths and the number of affected countries is … [Read more...] about 10 lines of action and 20 measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in informal settlements
Valdivia: A Laboratory for Urban Innovation
Español | English Regardless of its scale or geographic location, today people have the power to innovate and transform the city they live in. Technology allows us to be connected with others in real time, enables access to great information flows and provides with unlimited tools. This scenario creates the need for generating creative ecosystems and smarter cities. The … [Read more...] about Valdivia: A Laboratory for Urban Innovation