Urban Policy in Latin America Towards the Sustainable Development Goals?

iThis 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 made in Habitat III...

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Main Authors	Cohen, Michael A., Carrizosa, María, Gutman, Margarita
Format	eBook Book
Language	English
Published	Abingdon Routledge 2020 Taylor and Francis Taylor & Francis Group
Edition	1
Series	Routledge Studies in Development Economics
Subjects	Argentina Brazil Chile City planning Colombia Development Economics Ecuador Habitat Commitment Index Habitat II Habitat III inclusive urban policy Latin American urban studies Mexico new urban agenda Sustainable development Sustainable development > Latin America sustainable urban development Urban Development urban governance urban housing Urban policy Urban policy > Latin America Urban Studies urbanization Urbanization > Latin America BRT Strategic Investment Plans Habitat Ii Conference Habitat Iii Conference Qualitative Deficit Public Infrastructures Gdp Growth Human Development Index Belo Horizonte Public Administration Quantitative Housing Deficit Maternal Mortality Indicator Urban Reform Agenda Urban Reform Movement City Statute Habitat II BRT System SDG Indicator Habitat Iii Ministry Of The Environment Intra-urban Inequality Contributory Social Security City’s Gdp Consolidated Informal Settlements Legal Urban Order
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ISBN	0367136996 9780367136994 0367784963 9780367784966
DOI	10.4324/9780429028137

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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue to the English edition -- Prologue to the Spanish edition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The evolution of urban policy in developing countries: a comparative and historical perspective -- 3 Mexico: from Habitat II to Habitat III: assessment of the commitments undertaken -- 4 Chile: housing without city -- 5 Brazil: confronting the urban question in Brazil: 1996-2016: a politico-institutional assessment -- 6 Colombia: the singularity of housing policy in urban development -- 7 Argentina: 20 years of Habitat II: the pending subjects -- 8 Ecuador: from Istanbul to Quito -- 9 A global quantitative perspective: the Habitat Commitment Index -- 10 From tiers to tears: measuring city performance using the Habitat Commitment Index -- 11 Six countries and twenty years: a transversal reading of Latin American urban policy -- 12 Conclusion: habitat in debt and future assets: towards a new inclusive urban practice -- Index