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Abril 2020, inglês

  As Greece emerges from a decade-long financial crisis, the city of Athens is grappling with major challenges: E.U.-imposed austerity measures, a real estate collapse, ongoing security and migration issues, climate change, and now COVID-19. Kostas Bakoyannis, 41, was elected mayor in 2019, promising stability and reinvention. The son of two prominent Greek politicians, Bakoyannis […]

Abril 2020, espanhol

  En mi mensaje de octubre, reflexioné sobre la clásica canción de Bob Seger: “Ojalá no supiera ahora lo que no sabía antes”. La letra invita a reflexionar acerca de la inocencia perdida. Si bien no fue hace mucho que escribí ese artículo, ya parece ser producto de una era distinta. La pandemia del coronavirus […]

Abril 2020, inglês

Abril 2020, inglês

  In the face of rapid changes to technology, the climate, and the global economy, a growing number of cities and regions use scenario planning to prepare for an uncertain future. The new book Scenario Planning for Cities and Regions: Managing and Envisioning Uncertain Futures, by Robert Goodspeed, explores this growing and evolving practice and […]

Abril 2020, inglês

  Like many U.S. cities, Detroit suffered a housing collapse during the Great Recession. The crisis delivered a serious blow to the city’s already struggling revenue stream. Unlike other cities, however, Detroit’s foreclosure crisis wasn’t driven by unpaid mortgages. Instead, one-third of its properties went into foreclosure because owners couldn’t—or wouldn’t—pay their taxes.  Even in […]

Abril 2020, inglês

  At the heart of Shenzhen, China, the city’s massive, wavelike Civic Center stands surrounded by a mind-boggling panoply of futuristic skyscrapers. Forty years ago, this area was home to just a few scattered fishing villages on the Pearl River Delta. Today, approximately 24 million people live within Shenzhen’s greater urban area. In China, Shenzhen has come […]

Abril 2020, inglês