Sustainable Urban Policy Challenges in Latin America: A 10 Year Time Horizon

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

This panel will explore the less visible (and often largely unknown) social policy challenges and agenda items that Latin American policymakers are likely to confront in the medium term. The goal is to highlight new research -- often in established major policy arenas such as housing, education, demography, infrastructure about which know a lot – but which address issues that are, to date, rarely explored (the “known unknowns”). From their own particular policy perspective, presenters will discuss new research and policy imperatives that engage with issues of justice and inclusion at a more micro and second or third tier policy levels. To give two examples: in the context of social housing redevelopment, how do housing mobility promotion policies impact low-income stayer and mover households, and the physical impact of the originating and receiving neighborhoods. In a similar vein, how may more locally situated use of digital tools empower greater inclusivity in urban development decision-making processes and enhance opportunities and access to informal rental housing. The overarching aim of the panel is to begin a conversation about policy innovation and challenges that anticipate little known and as yet poorly understood processes that often lie at the heart of social justice and inclusion of low-income households and neighborhoods in Latin American cities.

Sub Track

• Cities and Urban Studies

Session Organizer

• Peter M Ward, University of Texas/Austin

Chair

• Peter M Ward, University of Texas/Austin

Discussant

• Robert H Wilson, University of Texas at Austin

Individual Presentations

• Latin America’s Future Public Policy Challenges: A Ten Year Time Horizon - Peter M Ward, University of Texas/Austin; Robert H Wilson, University of Texas at Austin

• New policies for maintenance and rehabilitation of low-income condos of the Latin American city - Rosa Elena Donoso, Delft University of Technology

• What is “Smart” about Informal Settlement Redevelopment? - Kristine Stiphany

• Mobility Programs and expectations of recipients. Qualitative evidence from a mobility program in Santiago, Chile - Francisca Bogolasky, University of Texas at Austin

• "The data revolution comes to higher education: Identifying students at risk of dropout in Chile" - Alvaro Hofflinger, Universidad de la Frontera