Español | English Latin America and the Caribbean exploits more renewable energy than any other region in the world. According to Renewables 2014 Global Status Report, three of the top five countries that invest in renewables as a percentage of their GDP are in Latin America: Uruguay, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. Foto: Flickr Ciudades Emergentes However, many of the … [Read more...] about 2 Ways Renewable Energy Can Help Emerging Cities
Urbanization in China: what’s unique and what’s similar with LAC
*by Yuan Li The scale of the urbanization process in China is huge relative to LAC. No country has ever had urbanization as massive as it has been in China. Despite a still relatively small urbanization rate of 53.7 percent, 560 million people have moved from rural to urban areas in the last 35 years. This is almost the entire population of Latin America and the … [Read more...] about Urbanization in China: what’s unique and what’s similar with LAC
China’s Urbanization and Local Level Incentives
*By Margaret Myers, Inter-American Dialogue China is moving full speed ahead with newly-approved “people-centered” urbanization efforts. By 2020, the Chinese government plans not only continue development of the urban clusters identified in the country's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), but also to grant urban residency to around 100 million rural migrants … [Read more...] about China’s Urbanization and Local Level Incentives
Bridgetown: Preserving a Safe Haven
White sandy beaches, a tropical climate, and a vibrant culture make Barbados a top vacation destination, with U.S. News ranking it #4 of their top 16 “Best Places to Visit in the Caribbean”. But imagine reading the following headline in the Travel Section of your daily newspaper as you plan your itinerary for an upcoming Caribbean vacation: “Shocking attack in ‘safe’ … [Read more...] about Bridgetown: Preserving a Safe Haven
Rethinking leftover spaces as public spaces
An abandoned railway, a historic bridge, an empty building, an old industrial site, what do these infrastructures have in common? These “leftover” spaces are becoming attractive sites for urban planners and architects interested in creating people-friendly spaces and community amenities. Recently, while visiting a neighborhood in Montego Bay, Jamaica we walked over an … [Read more...] about Rethinking leftover spaces as public spaces