Adaptation - Resilience
Territorial planning and territorial management
Unidad Barrial Sostenible (UBS)
This research tackles the sustainability issue of smaller latino-american cities that halt growth and lack infrastructure ; on top on this, climate-induced natural disasters
An initiative of Instituto de Investigación Urbana y Territorial

Overview of the project
This research tackles the sustainability issue of smaller latino-american cities that halt growth and lack infrastructure ; on top on this, climate-induced natural disasters. In this respect, the work of this institute also aims to contribute to resolving the problem by proposing a methodological study of smaller latin american cities on the following subjects: sustainable development with a focus on the physical, environmental and climate dimension. To do so, the study is organised into 3 sections:- analysis of existing informations on the subject;
- definition of priority actions;
- and finally, proposition of an indicator system.
- physical, environmental and climate vulnerability
- environmental focus
- urban planning and social cohesion
Improving quality of life for inhabitants in disadvantages urban areas in smaller cities in Latin America
Published research
- physical, environmental and climate vulnerability
- environmental focus
- urban planning and social cohesion
About the
organisation
organisation
This organisaiton ofcuses its research on investigating urban planning and sustainable local development in cities in Latin America.