Why do governments tolerate the violation of their own laws and regulations? Conventional
wisdom is that governments cannot enforce their laws. Forbearance as Redistribution …

In recent decades, urban processes have experienced deep transformations. One of them
has been the growing importance of urban sprawl. This article reviews its main features and …

Climate change will worsen the high levels of urban vulnerability in Latin American cities
due to specific environmental stressors. Some impacts of climate change, such as high …

This technical note analyzes the methodologies used to evaluate neighborhood upgrading
programs, describes their results, and suggests approaches for future evaluations. Local …

Urban sprawl has been widely discussed in regard of its economic, political, social and
environmental impacts. Consequently, several planning policies have been placed to stop …

Sustainable transport is often defined according to energy efficiency and environmental
impacts. With global approval during Habitat III, however, a set of Sustainable Development …

Twentieth century citizen “revolts” against urban highway projects have influenced thinking
about public transport (Toronto, Vancouver, New York), governance (Portland), and cycling …

Las ciudades son verdaderos motores de crecimiento e innovación, generan empleo y
atraen inversiones y gente. Sin embargo, esa promesa viene acompañada de diversos …

Gilbert and Perl established how different epochs in human history came with specific
“transport revolutions.” Our research suggests that intermodal approaches could constitute …

The discipline of sociology emerged along with urban industrialism in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries. From the very beginning, residential segregation in cities was …