Informality is not irrationality! This was my main take-away from the recently concluded 8th Caribbean Urban Forum held in Kingston, Jamaica. The theme was forming the informal, a deliberate deviation from the more conventional prescription of formalizing the informal. Narratives of the resourcefulness and resilience of Caribbean communities in the face of very challenging … [Read more...] about Informality – the Essence of Cities of the South. Reflections from the 8th Caribbean Urban Forum and a Shout-out to Anthony Bourdain
Rajack, Robin Michael
Robin Rajack has worked as Lead Specialist for Housing and Urban Development at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington D.C. since 2014 where he is engaged in operations, research and policy dialogues and an emerging program on metropolitan governance. Before joining the IDB, Dr. Rajack worked for the World Bank for more than a decade on land, housing and urban development, primarily in South Asia and Latin America. Previously, he served as a founding Director of the Land Settlement Agency in Trinidad and Tobago. He holds an M.Phill. (1994) and Ph.D. (1997) both in Land Economics from the University of Cambridge, U.K.
Metropolitan coordination and governance for a sustainable urban development
Pick us! We’ll do anything you want. That’s one way of paraphrasing Maryland’s Transportation Secretary, Pete Rahn’s recent blank check offer to lure the retail giant, Amazon. Maryland’s Montgomery County, Northern Virginia, and Washington D.C., are thrilled to have made it through to Amazon’s reality-show-esque short listing of 20 possible locations for its second headquarters … [Read more...] about Metropolitan coordination and governance for a sustainable urban development