Desarrollo urbano sustentable: El gran desafio para America Latina y los preparativos para habitat III

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the main challenges that local governments in Latin America will have to face in the coming decades regarding the reorientation of urban development towards building sustainable cities with regard to The New Urban Agenda cosigned in the International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development and Habitat-Habitat III. The messy and progressive growth of Latin American cities, their current conditions of human development and the economic prospects of the region, as the main elements of analysis in this research, allowed the identification of three main challenges: Building resilient, inclusive and equitable cities; strengthening local governance through effective informed participation in decision-making by citizens; and the recognition of the cultural component in the formulation of public policies for environmental management planning, as a basic foundation in the fight against climate change and the achievement of sustainable development.