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Thursday, March 20 • 10:55am - 12:15pm
TH2.19 Informality, Infrastructure and Urban (Re)Development in Latin America: Cases from Mexico, Colombia and the Dominican Republic [SPECIAL TRACK: URBAN ISSUES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN]

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Moderator: Bjorn Sletto, The University of Texas at Austin


  • Challenging Local Governance in Mexico City’s Urban Fringe: Stories from the Cuenca de Guadalupe
    Patricia A. Wilson, The University of Texas at Austin; Enrique Juárez Nuñez, Universidad Albert Einstein; Rafael Castañeda Olvera, Universidad Tecnológica Fidel Velázquez; Sara Itzel Bejarano Martinez, Secretaria de Medio Ambiente del Estado de México; Samuel Siegel, The University of Texas at Austin; Alan Bush, The University of Texas at Austin

  • Housing Access and Governance: Densification Efforts in Mexico City, 2001-2012
    Laura Alejandra Reyes Ruiz del Cueto, The University of Texas at Austin

  • Climate Change and its Challenges for Mexican Cities: A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Cancun, Mexico City, Monterrey and Tijuana
    Ariadna Itzel Reyes Sanchez, The University of Texas at Austin

  • Integration of Informal Settlements in Contemporary Latin American Metropolises: The Cases of Juan XXIII in Bogotá and Villa 31 in Buenos Aires
    Juan Guillermo Yunda, The University of Texas at Austin and Universidad Piloto, Bogota, Colombia; Sophie Naue, Leuphana University and HafenCity University, Germany

  • Participatory Planning and Curriculum Engagement in Informal Settlements: Working with Children and Youth in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    Omar Diaz, The University of Texas at Austin; Bjorn Sletto, The University of Texas at Austin




Presenters
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Omar Diaz

The University of Texas at Austin
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alejandra reyes

DOCTORAL FELLOW, University of Texas at Austin
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Ariadna Itzel Reyes Sanchez

Phd Student in Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin
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Patricia Wilson

Professor, patriciawilson@utexas.edu
Participatory action research Contemplative pedagogy for emergence Community development Latin America, Mexico Leadership for resilient systems
avatar for Juan Guillermo Yunda

Juan Guillermo Yunda

The University of Texas at Austin and Universidad Piloto, Bogota

Co-Authors
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Alan Bush

The University of Texas at Austin
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Bjorn Sletto

The University of Texas at Austin
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Enrique Juárez Nuñez

Universidad Albert Einstein
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Rafael Castañeda Olvera

Universidad Tecnológica Fidel Velázquez
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Samuel Siegel

The University of Texas at Austin
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Sophie Naue

Leuphana University and HafenCity University, Germany

Moderators
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Bjorn Sletto

The University of Texas at Austin

Thursday March 20, 2014 10:55am - 12:15pm CDT
Camino Real Room (Westin 1st Floor)