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Urban indigenous women: The challenge of creating fairer cities with cultural identity

September 13, 2021 por Ana Cristina García - Editor: Daniel Peciña-Lopez Leave a Comment

Migrating to cities does not always bring greater opportunities, at least not for indigenous women. Their transfer from rural to urban areas marks in them a triple condition of vulnerability: being women, being indigenous and being migrants. Racial discrimination, unequal access to decent work or basic public services, as well as residence in informal settlements vulnerable to … [Read more...] about Urban indigenous women: The challenge of creating fairer cities with cultural identity

Innovative solutions in the public sector: The new Govtech ecosystems

February 23, 2021 por Natalia Laguyas - Carolina Piedrafita - Idoia Ortiz de Artiñano Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has put national and sub-national governments around the world to the test. Public health systems have been overwhelmed by an exponential increase in patients while governments have had tremendous difficulties in detecting and controlling infections. At the same time, the provision of essential public services such as education or public transport has at … [Read more...] about Innovative solutions in the public sector: The new Govtech ecosystems

Innovating project finance in Latin American cities through Tax Increment Financing

September 14, 2020 por Ramiro López Ghio - Carlos Salazar - Luis Schloeter Leave a Comment

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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

Urban experiments in historic downtowns: Local identity and innovation for a more sustainable cultural heritage

September 8, 2020 por Isidora Larrain de Andraca Leave a Comment

Experimentación urbana en centros históricos identidad local e innovación para un patrimonio cultural más sostenible

Why pursue urban experiments in historic downtowns? It might seem counterintuitive picking the most consolidated areas of the city for experiments. However, the historic downtowns often face obsolescence processes that translate into decay, abandonment, overcrowding, or underuse[1]. Urban experimentation breaks the inertia of such longstanding processes, transforming the … [Read more...] about Urban experiments in historic downtowns: Local identity and innovation for a more sustainable cultural heritage

Favela-Bairro Upgrading Program: Assessing results 10 years later

July 17, 2020 por Nora Libertun - Rene Osorio Leave a Comment

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More than a billion people live in informal neighborhoods around the world, also known as slums, barriadas or villas, or favelas in Brazil. These neighborhoods usually lack access to clean water and sanitation systems, and residents live in inadequate and overcrowded housing. In 1995, Favela Bairro (FB) program in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, aimed to connect these informal … [Read more...] about Favela-Bairro Upgrading Program: Assessing results 10 years later

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