Cities and Economic Inequality in Latin America
This book examines trends and determinants of economic inequality in cities in Latin America, the world’s most unequal region. It explores how the gap between the haves and the have nots manifests in every part of urban life – from housing to schooling to employment....
FULBRIGHT LECTURES 2021 · CITY AND INFORMATION: INFORMATION IN A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE CITIES
June 16 – 17, 2021 On June 16, Michael Cohen, co-director of the Latin American Observatory, participated in the panel “Cities in the new agenda urban: commitments and follow-up.” The conference was part of the 2021 Fulbright Lectures City and...
Event summary · Book Presentation: Inclusión y tensiones en la cuenca Matanza-Riachuelo. Dilemas de la integración socio espacial en Buenos Aires
On May 19, the Observatory on Latin America OLA and Café de las Ciudades presented the book Inclusion and tensions in the Matanza-Riachuelo basin. Dilemmas of socio-spatial integration in Buenos Aires (in Spanish). The authors of this book participated during the...
Video · Book Presentation: Inclusión y tensiones en la cuenca Matanza-Riachuelo. Dilemas de la integración socio espacial en Buenos Aires
Below you can watch the video of the presentation. This event was held through the Zoom and was in Spanish On May 19, the Observatory on Latin America OLA and Café de las Ciudades presented the book Inclusion and tensions in the Matanza-Riachuelo basin. Dilemmas of...
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