Jornadas de Investigación Si+ Imágenes 2019. Viewing (Macro) Data: Exploration and Communication Tools
Pannelists: Martín Groisman, Marcelo Soria, Daniel Wolkowicz, Maria Del Valle Ledesma and Margarita Gutman This video is in Spanish with no subtitles available Summary: A roundtable that brings together members from different careers of the FADU UBA who...
Event Summary · Book Launch: Urban Policy in Latin America
On October 16th, 2019, the Observatory on Latin America (OLA) launched this recently published book that evaluates the impact of 20 years of urban policies in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico. The book is organized...
Urban Policy in Latin America: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals?
This book evaluates the impact of 20 years of urban policies in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico. It argues that evaluating the fulfillment of past commitments is essential for framing and meeting the new commitments...
Event Summary · Book presentation at the Building a Resilient Future Conference
On September 22, 2019, the Observatory on Latin America (OLA) joined a pool of 450 changemakers at the Building a Resilient Future day-long event organized by the Global Resilience Partnership. The day after the event a headline message was put forward to the UN...
Event Summary · Book Launch: Facing Risk: New Urban Resilience Practices in Latin America
On September 12th, 2019, the Observatory on Latin America (OLA) at The New School presented its newly published book Facing Risk: New Urban Resilience Practices in Latin America. The publication is the result of a collaboration agreement between the OLA and the Latin...
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