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...Emergent Territories: Urban Vulerability and Digital Space. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (2016-2018)
DIGITAL CITY Year: 2020; number: 20; date: March 2020; location: CABA Authors: Margarita Gutman, Ileana Versace, Javier Nesprias, Julia Nesprias and Ximena Puppo. View/download the report INTRODUCTION This study identifies and analyses the demands...
International Course · State, Politics and Democracy in Latin America
The free online course “State, Politics and Democracy in Latin America” Is an initiative aimed at militants and social activists, public officials, teachers, university students, researchers, trade unionists, leaders of political and non-governmental...
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