A climatic approach for economic and social development The Colonial City is the oldest urban nucleus of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. It was the first permanent European settlement on the continent, serving as an urban model to be replicated in other colonial cities in America. On December 8, 1990, the Colonial City of Santo Domingo (CCSD) was declared a … [Read more...] about IDB´s role revitalizing heritage housing in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Luis Schloeter
Luis Schloeter is an urban economist with more than 10 years of professional experience. He specializes in municipal infrastructure, real estate, and local economic development with a focus on strategic planning and financing. He has a proven track record in the origination and management of urban infrastructure projects. He has published studies on municipal finance and infrastructure, decentralization and urban governance. Luis also has experience in the economic evaluation of infrastructure projects and Public-Private Partnerships. In Latin America, Luis managed a development study aimed at transit and capital gains capture for the Carrera 80 tram project in Medellín, Colombia. In Costa Rica, he provided technical advice for a project finance study for a major urban and real estate regeneration initiative in San José. In Panama, it supported strategic planning activities for infrastructure investment projects in several intermediate cities with heritage assets. In the UK, Luis led an economic appraisal study for the development of a green housing project that will deliver 2,350 units in Manchester. He also worked successfully on a proposal for the designation of a freeport area in the East Midlands. Luis also supported the development of a strategic and economic case for the regeneration of a disused industrial site in the north of England, which will attract investment and create new jobs in high-value sectors. Currently, Luis is a Sector Specialist in Housing and Urban Development at the IDB in the Dominican Republic. Previously, he was Senior Economist at Vivid Economics at the McKinsey & Company Group in London, UK. Luis has a Master's in Urban Economic Development from University College London and a Master's in Urban Planning from New York University. He is also a Certified Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst.
Delivering Social Value in real estate: An overdue discussion in Latin America and the Caribbean
Delivering effective environmental, social and governance strategies in the global real estate sector is an increasingly important issue. In this blog we address the opportunities that lie ahead for Latin American and Caribbean cities through the delivery of social value in the real estate sector. Environmental, Social and Governance in Real Estate Sustainable property … [Read more...] about Delivering Social Value in real estate: An overdue discussion in Latin America and the Caribbean
Innovating project finance in Latin American cities through Tax Increment Financing
Would it be possible for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to work in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) cities to expand local governments’ investment capacity in infrastructure? The short answer is yes.Although there are many factors to consider. The Urban area of the IDB's research found that a handful of cities in the region could meet most of the critical factors needed to … [Read more...] about Innovating project finance in Latin American cities through Tax Increment Financing
Financing Urban Infrastructure in Emerging Cities: Municipal Bonds
English | Español Local governments in emerging, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) cities, are facing a daunting task: expanding access to infrastructure services, with scarce financial resources, for fast-growing urban populations. While local expenditures have increased over the past decade in LAC (from 5.5% to 6.6% of GDP between 2000 and 2007), capital … [Read more...] about Financing Urban Infrastructure in Emerging Cities: Municipal Bonds
Financing Urban Infrastructure in Emerging Cities: Public-Private Partnerships
English | Español In the first post of this series, we asked how cities can help close the infrastructure gap in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)—a US$250 billion annual gap—and looked at Manizales’ (Colombia) promising experience with betterment contributions to illustrate an untapped source of revenue for infrastructure financing in emerging cities. We will now look … [Read more...] about Financing Urban Infrastructure in Emerging Cities: Public-Private Partnerships