The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-century public health crisis, an economic catastrophe, and a human tragedy of the first order, whose impact has been most keenly felt in cities. That’s because plagues and pandemics turn the dense living patterns, international connectivity, and sheer 24/7 busyness of cities—the basic drivers of their productivity—against them. That said, … [Read more...] about Post-Covid Response and Recovery for Latin American and Caribbean Cities
Tomás González Ginestet
Tomás González Ginestet supported the Division of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on strategic communications and social media activities, particularly for the Cities LAB and Cities Network Initiatives. He worked at the IDB Headquarters from 2016 to 2020 for the Bank’s Knowledge, Innovation and Communication Department (KIC) in matters of strategy, management and monitoring of corporate social media networks, including digital editorial processes. He possesses over six years of working experience in both private sector and international organizations, such as, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI). Tomás, of Argentine citizenship, holds a Master of Arts in Social Sciences in the Global Studies Program from the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany, and also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Communication from Universidad Austral in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
IDB CitiesLab: revitalizing the historic neighborhood of San Telmo, Buenos Aires
How to revitalize a heritage district crossed by an urban highway? In the City of Buenos Aires, San Telmo is distinguished by its heritage, cultural and historical value, but also by being crossed by an urban highway. In the IDB CitiesLab university contest, we are looking for an integral, programmatic and sustainable urban-social project from a participatory, patrimonial and … [Read more...] about IDB CitiesLab: revitalizing the historic neighborhood of San Telmo, Buenos Aires