398. Urban Planning for Social Justice in Latin America - Camilo Espitia

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/camilo-espitia-leed-green-associate-b1523639/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Camilo Espitia</a> (Deputy Director- Department of Planning and Development at City of Lowell, Massachusetts, USA) </p> <p>We are talking about Camilo&#39;s book:</p> <p>Urban Planning for Social Justice in Latin America explores how urban planning can be used as a tool for social equity. The book examines several Latin American cities, each with specific challenges, and explores how they have gradually overcome these difficulties through policies, planning, and design, and with private/public sector coordination.</p> <p>The cases include:</p> <ul> <li>The built environment and social mobility in Bogotá;</li> <li>Mexico City and its difficulties with water scarcity;</li> <li>Addressing air quality and environmental justice in Lima;</li> <li>Santiago de Chile’s energy consumption and carbon footprint;</li> <li>Buenos Aires and the issue of urban agriculture and food security;</li> <li>Connectivity as a social transformation device in Medellín.</li> </ul> <p>Read more about the book <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Urban-Planning-for-Social-Justice-in-Latin-America/Espitia/p/book/9781032461359" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">here</a>.</p> <p>__</p> <p>Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️</p> <p>All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated.</p> <p>Let&#39;s connect and talk further about this episode <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-sherif/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mustafa Sherif Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p> <p>Visit  <a href="https://mustafasherif.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mustafasherif.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> for collaborations and nominations or email me at <a href="mailto:info@mustafasherif.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@mustafasherif.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Follow Urbanistica on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/urbanistica.podcast/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://ww