Posts Tagged ‘urban development’
VI Taller Observatorio de Movilidad
Uno de los grandes eventos del 2017 que organizamos y participamos fue el VI Taller del Observatorio de Movilidad del Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina – CAF que se llevó a cabo en Bogotá en el mes de diciembre. El evento contó con la participación de representantes de los gobiernos de Colombia, México, Panamá…
Read MoreDrought and Urban Development (III)
This is the third and final part of the blog series “Drought and Urban Development. Click for Part I (on the U.S. Southwest) and Part II (North China Plain). Here we turn to Colombia, looking at the devastating drought that hit its Caribbean region last year.
Read More“Rethinking the Shades of Night”
Photo by: by Ben McIver Arup Foresight has published a new study about light and shadow at night that contemplates how to make cities more efficient in terms of lighting in the future. If you are interested in these topics, read the report and learn about how these ideas about urban lighting have changed over time.…
Read MoreDrought and Urban Development
2014 was the warmest year in recorded history and in some places, the driest. There are three major types of droughts—meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural—each with its own complex set of causes. Climate change plays a significant role in drought, through increased temperatures and disruptions to the hydrological cycle, but solely blaming climate change obscures the more tangible…
Read MoreThe Colombian Model: Lessons for the rest of the cities in the world
Taking advantage of the concentration of local and international urban planners and policy consultants in Medellín for the World Urban Forum, this workshop examined urban policies to view specific time periods of each city and their policies. The story behind the success. It was an informal workshop that examined the key aspects of urban policies…
Read MoreThe role of sustainable urban transport in urban development
Along with GIZ, SUTP and ICLEI Ecomobility Alliance, Despacio created a course about urban development and transportation for more equitable cities. 40 attendees from 7 countries actively participated in the lectures and the practical activity based on the course materials. The course was directed towards engineers, planners, policy consultants, public officials and people who work…
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