Mar 2024
This paper presents a comprehensive methodological framework designed to assess the regional economic benefits of public investments. Recognizing the challenges of limited resources and data,…
Apr 2023
More than 6 years after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the implementation of the consensus reached needs to be accelerated to ensure the…
Nov 2022
This is a publication about citizen-led urbanism processes in Latin America. It follows the recent life of a movement originating from, and driven by and for citizens, who out of a compelling love…
Sep 2022
This publication reports on some of the health challenges facing cities. It aims to serve as a guide for public managers and decision makers optimize the great potential of cities to improve the well…
Jul 2022
The second volume of the series Ecological Design: Strategies for the Vulnerable City, presents a report on urban and national policies, strategies and case studies to enhance public space and…
Dec 2021
Esta guía de ciberseguridad para ciudades y gobiernos subnacionales proporciona conocimientos y recomendaciones para ayudar a las ciudades de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) a protegerse en el…
Nov 2021
This publication is a review of the current global experience with TODs, including its characteristics and impacts such as traveler behavior, ridership, and environmental benefits, as well as areas…
Mar 2021
The monograph “Transit Oriented Development: how to make cities more compact, connected and coordinated” derives from the work carried out by the IDB, MDR and IDOM on Transit Oriented Development (…
Feb 2021
There is no need to justify building cities to benefit all users. Building cities considering only the needs of a fraction of their urban residents is what needs to be justified. And yet, we have…
Dec 2020
According to the United Nations, approximately three out of every five cities in the world with at least 500,000 inhabitants are at high risk of a natural disaster. If no better work is done on…
Dec 2020
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the various resilience planning frameworks and explore their connections to cultural heritage and practices with especial reference to the…
Aug 2020
This toolkit is aimed to help Latin American Mayors in key decision makers to include and prioritize biodiversity in their agendas, fostering sustainable and climate-change resilient urban landscapes.
Aug 2020
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the overall infrastructure investment gap has undermined the regions ability to sustain recent levels of economic growth. Estimates suggest that the region…
Jul 2020
The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are one of the fastest growing sectors globally. Many local governments across the world have also recognised how the CCIs can directly and indirectly…
May 2020
New York City's success in providing high-quality, sustainable, ecologically productive and equity-promoting parks in recent years presents a number of important lessons for cities in Latin…
May 2020
Covid-19 poses the same health threats to people living in informal settlements as the rest of the population; however, their living conditions puts them at a greater risk and could generate a worse…
Mar 2020
This document elaborates on gender related challenges in urban planning and governance from three major perspectives regarding womens access to city space and resources: service, political, and…
Dec 2019
Urban conglomerates concentrate risks and opportunities for more than 80% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and they constitute appropriate analysis units to conduct studies…
Oct 2019
This is the executive summary of the report Creating Livable Cities: Regional Perspectives, which takes a stock of key patterns of urbanization and urban development across the various developing and…
Oct 2019
The shift of people from rural areas to cities and urban towns in developing and emerging economies is one of the most profound demographic changes happening globally. Cities all over the world offer…