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Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas
Could Community Land Trusts in Informal Settlements Help Solve the World’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
Julho 2018, inglês
Introduction For more than two decades, the Lincoln Institute’s Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been working at the intersection of urban land markets, land-based financing, and affordable housing to address the rise in informal settlements and urban poverty in the region. The Institute has also focused on community land trusts (CLTs)—in […]
Julho 2018, inglês
Introduction For more than two decades, the Lincoln Institute’s Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been working at the intersection of urban land markets, land-based financing, and affordable housing to address the rise in informal settlements and urban poverty in the region. The Institute has also focused on community land trusts (CLTs)—in […]
Mass Movements, Mixed Results
Latin American Cities Lead the Way on Urban Transit—But Who Benefits?
Julho 2018, inglês
Today an indigenous Bolivian produce vendor glides through the air on an aerial cable car to reach the market in La Paz. A student in Bogotá, Colombia, knows she will arrive on time for class because the city’s bus rapid transit (BRT) network never gets stuck in traffic. A car owner in São Paulo, Brazil, […]
Julho 2018, inglês
Today an indigenous Bolivian produce vendor glides through the air on an aerial cable car to reach the market in La Paz. A student in Bogotá, Colombia, knows she will arrive on time for class because the city’s bus rapid transit (BRT) network never gets stuck in traffic. A car owner in São Paulo, Brazil, […]
Category 4 Complexity
Can Puerto Rico Rebuild for Greater Resilience?
Julho 2018, inglês
Puerto Rico was already on its heels when Hurricane Maria inflicted its destruction in September 2017. The US territory—home to 3.4 million American citizens—was bankrupt and depopulating. Nearly half the island’s housing didn’t meet code, its rickety power grid was inefficient and unreliable, and the economy was hobbled by staggering debt and a bloated public […]
Julho 2018, inglês
Puerto Rico was already on its heels when Hurricane Maria inflicted its destruction in September 2017. The US territory—home to 3.4 million American citizens—was bankrupt and depopulating. Nearly half the island’s housing didn’t meet code, its rickety power grid was inefficient and unreliable, and the economy was hobbled by staggering debt and a bloated public […]
Mayor’s Desk
Seeking Sustainability in Lima’s Financial District
Julho 2018, inglês
Manuel Velarde was sworn in as the 20th Mayor of San Isidro, a district within Lima, Peru, in January 2015. Since 2010, he has also taught at the University of San Martín de Porres. A lawyer who served in the firm of Lazo, Romagna and Gagliuffi Abogados, he was a legal counsel from 2003 to […]
Julho 2018, inglês
Manuel Velarde was sworn in as the 20th Mayor of San Isidro, a district within Lima, Peru, in January 2015. Since 2010, he has also taught at the University of San Martín de Porres. A lawyer who served in the firm of Lazo, Romagna and Gagliuffi Abogados, he was a legal counsel from 2003 to […]
Place Database
Structurally Deficient Bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Julho 2018, inglês
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has more structurally deficient bridges than any other county in the United States—201 of 1,250, or 16 percent. Improvements would cost at least $150 million. Structurally deficient bridges are characterized by deteriorating conditions and reduced load-carrying capacity. Although this classification does not imply that a bridge is unsafe, it does indicate that […]
Julho 2018, inglês
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has more structurally deficient bridges than any other county in the United States—201 of 1,250, or 16 percent. Improvements would cost at least $150 million. Structurally deficient bridges are characterized by deteriorating conditions and reduced load-carrying capacity. Although this classification does not imply that a bridge is unsafe, it does indicate that […]
New Lincoln Institute Report
The Empty House Next Door
Julho 2018, inglês
The Empty House Next Door: Understanding and Reducing Vacancy and Hypervacancy in the United States By Alan Mallach Even though there are fewer vacant and abandoned properties across much of the United States since the recession, these properties continue to dog struggling postindustrial cities, tearing apart neighborhoods with growing intensity, according to a Lincoln Institute […]
Julho 2018, inglês
The Empty House Next Door: Understanding and Reducing Vacancy and Hypervacancy in the United States By Alan Mallach Even though there are fewer vacant and abandoned properties across much of the United States since the recession, these properties continue to dog struggling postindustrial cities, tearing apart neighborhoods with growing intensity, according to a Lincoln Institute […]
Land Lines, July 2018
Julho 2018, inglês
This issue focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean, with features on community land trusts in Rio’s favelas, transit innovations in Latin America, and Puerto Rico’s recovery efforts, with an emphasis on rebuilding for greater resilience.
Julho 2018, inglês
This issue focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean, with features on community land trusts in Rio’s favelas, transit innovations in Latin America, and Puerto Rico’s recovery efforts, with an emphasis on rebuilding for greater resilience.
Plan Pro.Cre.Ar como instrumento de política habitacional e inclusión social a través del acceso a la vivienda
El caso del Área Metropolitana Rosario, Argentina
Junho 2018, espanhol
Junho 2018, espanhol
