| This Big City

Feb

Capitalism, Interdependence and the Urbanization of Latin America

Categories: Arts and Culture, Latin America, People

Tags: cc, economics, globalisation, globalization, Latin American cities

by Nina Izábal

Urban growth is a worldwide phenomenon which can been linked directly to the growth of capitalism. Latin America, as we currently know it, was formed by capitalist countries, and is the most urbanized region in the world. Yet this process of urbanization is about more than just capitalism. Read more

Aug

Free Access to Mexico’s Soumaya Museum Comes at a Cost

Categories: Arts and Culture, Latin America, People

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by Nina Izábal

Mexico's Soumaya Museum contains world class collections of art with free access, yet its location within an exclusive urban development which is practically a vertical zoning concept is at odds with these aims. So can it be considered a way to balance segregation? Read more

Mar

Photographing Mumbai – India’s Biggest City in Pictures

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Blog, People

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by Nina Izábal

India's largest and most dense city is a complex space rich in contrast. This photo essay presents Mumbai in a new light, visually exploring transport, property, and social elements of the city. Read more

Mar

Understanding Mumbai – India’s Biggest City in a Global Context

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Blog, Planning, Urban Scale

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by Nina Izábal

Mumbai is the biggest city in India and the second largest in the world. So what is Mumbai's relation to the world, and how can we better understand this global city? Read more

Jan

Urban Imaginaries in Buenos Aires

Categories: Blog, Latin America, People

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by Nina Izábal

The city is a human creation, charged with signs and symbols comprehensible on a social level. It is this that constitutes the urban imaginaries, here explored in Buenos Aires. Read more

Dec

Urban Inclusiveness for International Migrants

Categories: Blog, Latin America

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by Nina Izábal

During a recent UN-HABITAT and UNESCO International Seminar, Ciro Caraballo revealed that one out of seven people in the world are migrants. This led to much discussion from global representatives, with differing attitudes to the challenges created by immigration. Read more

Nov

Achieving Greater Democratic Control – Our Right to the City

Categories: Blog, Community, Latin America, People

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by Nina Izábal

The urban process has undergone a global transformation of scale, creating what could be called a Third Revolution. Now more than ever, citizens have the opportunity to balance urban building processes. Read more

Nov

Mexico City and the Bicycle: Making Public Transport Green

Categories: Bikes, Blog, Latin America, Transport

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by Nina Izábal

Following successful cycle hire schemes in cities all over the world, Mexico City - the third most populated city on the planet - has launched Eco-Bici. Read more