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• "It is quite evident that there are conflicting perspectives in what should be the adequate urban investment programs. Should it be Place Based or People Based Program? (Maybe we need both Place and..."

  3 August 2012 on The right to the city

• likes a comment: I couldn't agree more with you, Alvaro. In the city of São Paulo, the ...

  3 August 2012

• "Perhaps this trend can ve reversed if we understand the value of natural renewable resources, as many of the raw products harvested in the rural areas have enough environmental and economic..."

  27 July 2012 on Can rural-urban migration really be stopped?

• published a topic: RISK MEGACITY

  6 July 2012

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  6 July 2012 on RISK MEGACITY

• "Maybe a new multidimensional framework needs to be developed in order to promote a more consistent, concurrent and comprehensive approach to redefine the scope of our sustainable development goals. ..."

  28 June 2012 on Don't our sustainability goals and visions need to become more...

• "Indeed, it is people that matter most !! Communities are the ones that give legitimacy to any efforts carried by both political leaders and private sector developers. An the role of planner has..."

  27 June 2012 on PPPP in urban planning

• "Thanks Per for posting this topic !! I was afraid that the City Changers Dialogue would remain scratching the surface and not digging enough as to tackle the relevance of questioning the manner upon..."

  27 June 2012 on Don't our sustainability goals and visions need to become more...

• likes a comment: Over the past 50 years, according to the report of the project on the...

  27 June 2012

• likes a comment: I couldn't agree more. I want also to add that the recent...

  22 June 2012

• "I know that in my country (Mexico) there is a deep need to formulate a new Agrarian Reform, not only to stop migration towards urban areas, but also to really bring some deeply needed progress and..."

  18 June 2012 on Can rural-urban migration really be stopped?

• "Mohamed, I gave you the figures reported by INFONAVIT, which is the largest mortgage lender in Mexico, and thus includes only a sub-segment of the population. Anyhow, there are different..."

  18 June 2012 on Global Housing Strategy to the year 2025

• "Can inadequate planning policies create conditions that stimulate informal economical activities, even if unintendedly ? I believe it does. I have attached an aerial picture found in the..."

  15 June 2012 on The Urban Informal Sector

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  15 June 2012 on The Urban Informal Sector

• "Then we would assume that the Right to the City challenges forcefully the Status Quo,or maybe that it has not yet achieved a Mainstream Acceptance, possibly because either powerful corporate elites..."

  14 June 2012 on The right to the city

• "Mohamed, I believe that the vacant housing units in the country of Mexico is something around 60,000. However, a large share of the vacant housing is related to violence stricken states in north of..."

  14 June 2012 on Global Housing Strategy to the year 2025

• likes a comment: This is probably the most important topic in regard to urban labour:...

  6 June 2012

• "Mohamed, you brought an interesting topic to the discussion! Quite possibly, because the major task for Housing Ministries will not only be that to build the required number of housing units, but..."

  1 June 2012 on Global Housing Strategy to the year 2025

• likes a comment: I would also argue that the right to the city is being manifested in...

  1 June 2012

• likes a comment: I agree with your comment Alvaro! Planning while being normative...

  1 June 2012

• "Very compelling article, that of Global Housing Strategy for year 2025 !! However I believe that planning is still a largely normative profession and thus it lacks certain proactive tools to..."

  29 May 2012 on Global Housing Strategy to the year 2025

• "The topic Urban Informal Sector needs to be further classified in subgroups to address wide differences or to enable a more productive discussion, as to address specific policies, pros and cons,..."

  26 May 2012 on The Urban Informal Sector

• "Should the Right to the City Concept be considered as a synthesis of developing models or socio-cultural values? If so, I would be most interested to know if there is measurable evidence of its..."

  26 May 2012 on The right to the city

• "A major problem could be found when the term Sustainable City has been used superficially as part of simple City Branding Policy, this typically has been quite common and also an accepted way to..."

  26 May 2012 on What Makes a City Sustainable or is it just Sexy to use Sustainable !

• "Yes, it is very absurd how they want to promote further population growth in s city with the second world worst traffic condition, serious pollution in the air that bring added cost in public health,..."

  14 May 2012 on Degrowth:Taboo of urban planning.

• likes a comment: Thank you, James, for continuing this conversation about ongoing...

  14 May 2012

• "The things that make my city (Mexico City) stupid are plenty: -They make stringent urban plans intended to protect communities but for the right buck they have several loopholes and willingness to..."

  14 May 2012 on what makes a stupid city?

• "Yeaph !! I certainly agree with you Olayemi. And in regards to my previous comment, it was really to bring into discussion two topics: Planning and Slums.. Because I believe that planners work can..."

  14 May 2012 on Urban planning and the challenge of slums

• likes a comment: Slum represent neglect and insufficient enthusiasm and commitment on...

  12 May 2012

• "In the end, most big cities in the world seem to fuel several contradictions regarding the bi-dimensional concept Equitable City. At least for me, it is quite evident to perceive a multilayer..."

  12 May 2012 on The right to the city

• "Slums represent the lack of planning !"

  12 May 2012 on Urban planning and the challenge of slums

• likes a comment: You should understand that the political class enjoy poverty to the...

  12 May 2012

• "For many years, in my country (Mexico), the Slum formation was very much permitted, allowed and almost stimulated by many politicians who understood how to use this very extreme poverty settlements..."

  12 May 2012 on Urban planning and the challenge of slums

• "Very interesting project, James. I would like to tell you that as a community planner I firmly believe that beyond the biological needs of nourishment and protection from the environment, people have..."

  12 May 2012 on Safer cities, security and crime prevention

• "I believe that the term Sustainable has been replaced with the term Green because the later is more vague and general. And most City Authorities ( along with many developers and even many community..."

  12 May 2012 on What Makes a City Sustainable or is it just Sexy to use Sustainable !

• "I believe, that many smaller and mid sized cities in Mexico could switch to smart growth policies anytime, but will need to bring several reforms to transform the currently outdated and inefficient..."

  12 May 2012 on Degrowth:Taboo of urban planning.

• "A planning policy should always have intra-consistency and inter-consistency with the general urban policy framework otherwise there is a high risk of running cross purposes efforts and thus spending..."

  10 May 2012 on Unclear planning policies - the bane of many cities!

• "I believe that nowadays is sexy to call a city sustainable, but only few cities in the world would really deserve to use that term based on the genuine performance of their efforts. Overall, most..."

  10 May 2012 on What Makes a City Sustainable or is it just Sexy to use Sustainable !

• "Community Planning scope should move beyond the Punitive Society Models by rebuilding eroded social cohesion, heal the local identity and create the kind of civic spaces that bring some more humanism..."

  10 May 2012 on Safer cities, security and crime prevention

• "Communities should be able to decide if (de) growth is a desirable and sustainable choice. However, planning in develping countries is really a muddy environment as political leaders are never..."

  9 May 2012 on Degrowth:Taboo of urban planning.

• "Yes, Laura !! You are right City Planning requires really a multi-dimensional approach and perspective to adequatedly address physical, economical and socio-political dimensions. Trying to explain..."

  9 May 2012 on Institutional urban planning vs land market pressures

• "I completely agree with Alejandro, urban planning in places such as Mexico is reactive and not proactive at all. Corruption and clientelism in such institutions have created multiple loopholes where..."

  8 May 2012 on Institutional urban planning vs land market pressures