The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights an Observatory on Latin America (OLA) research study on Villa 20 and COVID-19
On October 29, to commemorate World Cities Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented summaries of 15 cases of city responses around the world worthy of global attention. One of these cases was the case of Villa 20 in Buenos Aires, a slum community of about...
New Ongoing Research Study “Villa 20 and COVID-19: The benefits of building social capital in the informal settlements of Buenos Aires”
The Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, Chalmers University of Technology, and the Observatory on Latin America (OLA) have partnered to implement the research study “Villa 20 and COVID-19: The benefits of building social capital in the informal...Summary of the final report · Monitoring Processes and Outcomes in Slum Upgrading in Buenos Aires Villa 20
Summary of the february 2020 final report: Monitoring Processes and Outcomes in Slum Upgrading in Buenos Aires Villa 20 OLA Team Directors: Margarita Gutman and Michael Cohen Coordination: Lena Simet and Ileana Versace Research: María Belén Fodde, Carolina Maglioni,...
OLA Report of Activities 2017-2019
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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...
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