Implementing the NUA and SDG: Buenos Aires Case Study in Comparative Perspective
The Observatory on Latin America is engaged with the Mistra Urban Futures (MUF) organization, which links local interaction platforms from various cities around the world (Cape Town, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Sheffield-Manchester, Kisumu, Malmö, and via OLA, Buenos...
The Real Estate Market in Cuba: Impacts and Challenges
October 18, 2018 | The New School, New York The Observatory on Latin America (OLA) is pleased to present: The Real Estate Market in Cuba: Impacts and Challenges By Carlos García Pleyán Profesor e investigador cubano, PhD en Sociología. Trabajó durante 30 años como...
Technosocial Explorer: Emergence of Territorial Conflicts in the Municipality of La Matanza in the Digital Public Space (2000-2015)
Authors: Margarita Gutman, Javier Nesprias, Ximena Puppo Link (article in Spanish): Ponencia_SIFADU_2016.pdf Summary: This presentation addresses the demands disseminated in the virtual space that occur in the territory of the municipality of La Matanza. The...
OLA Research Finds ‘Digital Divide’ in Google Street View of Environmental Issues, Slums
A few weeks ago, a team of researchers from SGPIA headed to Kuala Lumpur to present their research at the 9th annual World Urban Forum. The team from SGPIA worked with a team from the University of Buenos Aires and found a “digital divide”: gaps in...
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