Once countries lift the health emergency, what will the “new status quo” be like? And how should we prepare for a new normal? Cities must continue to provide their inhabitants with mechanisms that allow their well-being through the improvement of urban spaces. Long before the arrival of COVID-19, the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil, was already rethinking new … [Read more...] about Construction works and mobility during the pandemic: the case of Campo Grande
Jason Anthony Hobbs
Jason Anthony Hobbs es un planificador urbano y especialista operativo con más de 17 años de experiencia trabajando en temas de desarrollo sostenible en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Como Especialista Senior de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, asesora a los responsables políticos y líderes de la ciudad sobre cuestiones urbanas relacionadas con la infraestructura, la movilidad, la rehabilitación, la mejora, la regeneración y los espacios públicos. Se unió al BID a través del Programa de Jóvenes Profesionales (YPP). Antes de unirse al BID, trabajó para el Banco Mundial, las organizaciones sin fines de lucro y el sector público en el diseño e implementación de operaciones, iniciativas de monitoreo y evaluación, y en la provisión de apoyo técnico y operativo para proyectos, estrategias de asistencia a los países y diálogo sobre políticas. Abogado de la creación de lugares y ciudades a escala humana, habla con fluidez portugués, español e inglés. Tiene una maestría en Desarrollo Internacional Sostenible de la Heller School for Social Policy and Management en la Universidad de Brandeis, y un B.A. en Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad de Maryland, Condado de Baltimore.
Urban planning: three lessons learned in Curitiba
Original article published in Portugues in IDEAÇAO Blog on 09/01/2020 Curitiba's urban planning contributed substantially to the development of the municipality. The city is considered one of the three capitals with the best infrastructure in the country and has high living conditions, which is reflected in the wide coverage of public services and the high level of … [Read more...] about Urban planning: three lessons learned in Curitiba
Building adequate streets and public spaces in the central area of Campo Grande, Brazil
In the 1960s, Jane Jacobs conducted an investigation into the reasons why several neighborhoods, especially in the center of cities in the United States, were in decline. Which led her to write one of the most influential books on the human approach to urban planning. In this publication, the author emphasized the importance of promoting adequate and dynamic (or interesting) … [Read more...] about Building adequate streets and public spaces in the central area of Campo Grande, Brazil