Urban policy in Latin America : towards the sustainable development goals?

Urban policy in Latin America : towards the sustainable development goals? / edited by Michael Cohen, María Carrizosa and Margarita Gutman.

This book evaluates the impact of 20 years of urban policies in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico. It argues that evaluating the fulfillment of past commitments is essential for framing and meeting the new commitments that were taken in Habitat III...

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Other Authors: Cohen, Michael A., 1944- (Editor), Carrizosa, María (Editor), Gutman, Margarita (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge studies in development economics.
Subjects:
Urban policy > Latin America.
Urbanization > Latin America.
Sustainable development > Latin America.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Sustainable development
Urban policy
Urbanization
Latin America
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents List of contributors Acknowledgements Prologue to the English edition. Mary Watson Prologue to the Spanish edition. Michelle DePass Chapter 1
  • Introduction María Carrizosa, Michael Cohen and Margarita Gutman Chapter 2
  • The Evolution of Urban Policy in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective Michael Cohen Chapter 3
  • Mexico. From Habitat II to Habitat III: Assessment of the commitments undertaken Alicia Ziccardi Chapter 4: Chile. Houses Without Cities Alfredo Rodríguez and Paula Rodríguez Chapter 5
  • Brazil. Confronting the urban question in Brazil Edesio Fernandes Chapter 6
  • Colombia. The Singularity of Housing Policy in Urban Development Jorge Enrique Torres Chapter 7
  • Argentina. Twenty Years of Habitat II, the Pending Subjects Eduardo Reese and Andrea Catenazzi Chapter 8
  • Ecuador. From Istanbul to Quito Fernando Carrión and Alexandra Velasco Chapter 9
  • Six Countries and Twenty Years, A Transversal Reading of Latin American Urban Policy María Carrizosa Chapter 10
  • A Global Quantitative Perspective: The Habitat Commitment Index Martha Susana Jaimes Chapter 11
  • Tiers to Tears: Measuring City Performance Lena Simet Chapter 12
  • Habitat in Debt and Future Assets: Towards a new inclusive urban practice Michael Cohen, María Carrizosa, Margarita Gutman

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