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Sep 2023
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398. Urban Planning for Social Justice i...

Mustafa Sherif
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Camilo Espitia (Deputy Director- Department of Planning and Development at City of Lowell, Massachusetts, USA)

We are talking about Camilo's book:

Urban Planning for Social Justice in Latin America explores how urban planning can be used as a tool for social equity. The book examines several Latin American cities, each with specific challenges, and explores how they have gradually overcome these difficulties through policies, planning, and design, and with private/public sector coordination.

The cases include:

  • The built environment and social mobility in Bogotá;
  • Mexico City and its difficulties with water scarcity;
  • Addressing air quality and environmental justice in Lima;
  • Santiago de Chile’s energy consumption and carbon footprint;
  • Buenos Aires and the issue of urban agriculture and food security;
  • Connectivity as a social transformation device in Medellín.

Read more about the book here.

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