We analyze the relationship between urban sprawl and changing patterns of inequality and segregation in metropolitan areas of Argentina. The existing literature has endeavored to study the determinants of the expansion of ...

This paper explores the relationship between urban public transportation innovation and crime. In 2004, the city of Medellin in Colombia developed an innovative public transportation system based on cable cars (Metrocable) ...

We estimate the effect of urban spatial structure on income segregation in Brazilian cities between 2000 and 2010. Our results show that, first, local density conditions increase income segregation: the effect is higher ...

Our goal in this paper is twofold: First, evaluate the impact on crime of the restriction of latenight alcohol sales in Bogotá; and second, quantify the causal effect of problematic alcohol consumption on different crime ...

Why does a certain metropolitan area grow more than another? The answer to this question has evaded much of the considerable body of scholarship on the topic. One problem may be that some of the frameworks that drive ...

Slum identification in urban settlements is a crucial step in the process of formulation of propoor policies. However, the use of conventional methods for slums detection such as field surveys may result time consuming and ...

Las infraestructuras energéticas en América Latina merecen un estudio particular en lo que se refiere a la APP. Sus distintos marcos regulatorios y grados de madurez institucional y operacional, la hacen contar con un mapa ...

This paper uses high-resolution images of nighttime luminosity to estimate a globally comparable measure of the size of metropolitan areas around the world for the years 2000 and 2010. We apply recently-proposed methodologies ...

O grande desenvolvimento da energia hidrelétrica na América Latina colaborou para que a sua matriz elétrica pudesse ter a menor intensidade em carbono do mundo. Esta fonte renovável tem sido a mais importante, em termos ...

a redução das emissões estão impulsionando os governos a investir no uso de energias renováveis para geração de eletricidade. Apesar dos importantes benefícios oferecidos pela geração a partir de fontes renováveis, a ...