The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) considers smart city as "the one that puts people at the center of development, incorporates Information and Communication Technologies in urban management and uses these elements as tools to stimulate the elaboration of an efficient government which includes collaborative planning processes and citizen participation. By promoting … [Read more...] about Urban data in Novo Hamburgo: five advantages of a smart city
Culture and urban revitalization as partners
The Sustainable Development Goals have found in the culture one good ally for the implementation of the local agendas in cities. This association might not come across as an obvious one. In 2018 the World Culture Forum emphasized that the world as we know it is facing deep changing processes, the concerns we faced decades ago are changing rapidly. Therefore, we should create … [Read more...] about Culture and urban revitalization as partners
The challenge of innovating in social housing initiatives and community urbanization: the proposals of João Pessoa, Brazil
When we think of projects involving housing for low-income people, the examples which appear in our minds are in general characterized by massive buildings, with uniformity and poor architecture aesthetics, without landscaping and with unwell thought-out maintenance. Beyond that, often, housing solutions are developed in regions distant from networks of employment, transport, … [Read more...] about The challenge of innovating in social housing initiatives and community urbanization: the proposals of João Pessoa, Brazil
Metropolitan Dialogues: Steps towards the Institutional Construction of Metropolitan Governance
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has become predominantly metropolitan and we have not yet made progress towards effective metropolitan governance. In an incremental process, metropolitan areas have become - de facto - an emerging phenomenon: 47% of the regional population is concentrated in 180 urban agglomerates with more than 180,000 inhabitants, which is equivalent to … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Dialogues: Steps towards the Institutional Construction of Metropolitan Governance
How do you plan in Vienna? 7 urban planning lessons from the Vienna Exchange Program
The daily practice of urban planning in any city entails innovative approaches that generate a vast amount of experiences and lessons learned worth to be shared. Platforms of global knowledge exchange between urban practitioners are essential to evolve the discourse of sustainable urban development. Public urban planning departments around the world create new solutions day by … [Read more...] about How do you plan in Vienna? 7 urban planning lessons from the Vienna Exchange Program