The state of Latin American and Caribbean cities, towards a new urban transition

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Date published
01 Jan 2012
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Assessment & Analysis, Urban design/planning
Organisations
UN Habitat

The Latin American and the Caribbean region is considered the most urbanized in the world. It is also one of the regions where intense effort has gone into fnding innovative solutions to the different challenges involved in managing cities. This report is a review of the urbanization processes and innovations in Latin America
and the Caribbean, and that is what makes it especially relevant to those interested in analysing the challenges and opportunities of sustainable urban development.