Publications

Urban Parks: New York City

New York City's success in providing high-quality, sustainable, ecologically productive and equity-promoting parks in recent years presents a number of important lessons for cities in LAC.

What Can We Do to Respond to COVID-19 in Informal Cities?

Finding a multi-disciplinary, multi-sectorial and multi-level approach to address the problems faced by popular neighborhoods during the COVID-19 pandemic (Available only in Spanish).

Inmigrando: Fortalecer ciudades destino: Iniciativas y estrategias

Innovative policies and investments for the integration of migrants in cities. (Available only in Spanish).

Inter-American Development Bank Annual Report 2019: The Year in Review

The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 2019 (loans, guarantees and grants).

A publication about gender related challenges in urban planning and governance from three major perspectives regarding women's access to city space and resources: service, political, and economic accessibility.

Government at a Glance Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

Discover more than 100 indicators that will help analyse the public administrations in Latin America and the Caribbean. (Available only in Spanish).

Science and Technology-based Startups in Latin America: Importance, Challenges and Recommendations for The Future

Study analyzes how to accelerate the creation of science and technology-based ventures in the region so that it does not lag behind in a context of rapid technological change and new innovation models. (Available only Spanish).

5 Key Points of Ecuador's Sovereign Social Bonds

Learn how Ecuador issued the world's first sovereign social bond to diversify its sources of financing for access to affordable and decent housing.

Creative and Cultural Industries in Urban Revitalization: A Practice Based Handbook

The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are one of the fastest growing sectors globally. They can directly and indirectly contribute to place-based revitalization efforts, helping to regenerate declining and depressed urban infrastructure, working with the grain of existing local heritage.

Publications