The lecture will address the issue of having more appropriate speeds in cities while increasing efficiency and livability.
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AUDIO: CarlosFelipe Pardo - Reducing speeds for better mobility and quality of life
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In this lecture, Geoffrey Payne distills thirty years of work on land tenure and property rights to provide a conceptual and methodological framework for assessing the issues involved and offers policy options with practical examples.
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AUDIO: Geoffrey Payne - Improving urban tenure security and property rights
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In this lecture Fernando Murillo from University of Buenos Aires discusses the “Compass” of cities – a participatory methodology for policy making . It consists of different indicators represented graphically as a “Compass”, combining four fundamental dimensions dealing with the progressive fulfilment of human rights.
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AUDIO: Fernando Murillo - A compass for cities
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This lecture aims to introduce how cities can successfully introduce and harness levers to improve their competitiveness, facilitating firm and industry growth to create jobs, raise productivity and increase incomes.
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AUDIO: Sameh Wahba - Competitive Cities for jobs and growth: What, Who and How
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This lecture will introduce listeners to the role of law (including legislation, rights, and jurisprudence) in influencing our lives in cities, focusing primarily on its benefits, but also how it can marginalize people.
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AUDIO: Thomas Coggin - The role of urban law in the New Urban Agenda
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