by martin | Oct 28, 2019 | Design and Development, Habitat in Debt, News, Programs
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...
by martin | Oct 23, 2019 | Books, Habitat in Debt, Programs, Projects, Publications and Media
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...
by martin | Sep 30, 2019 | Chronicles, New Urban Practices, News, Programs, Urban Resilience in Latin America
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...
by martin | Sep 20, 2019 | New Urban Practices, News, Programs, Urban Resilience 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...
by martin | May 16, 2019 | Evaluation of Neighborhood Improvement, New Urban Practices, News, Programs, Projects
The Observatory on Latin America is currently engaged with the Instituto de la Vivienda de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (IVC), the municipal organization in charge of housing policy in the city. The broad objective of this project is to contribute to the transformation...
by martin | May 16, 2019 | Books, New Urban Practices, News, Publications and Media, Urban Resilience in Latin America
Facing Risk provides answers to some dilemmas faced by the sustainable development agenda established by the international community. While there is an evident broad consensus, attention, and sense of urgency about what ought to be done, there is not enough clarity,...
