Equality and the City: Urban Innovations for All Citizens by Penalosa Londono, Enrique

Equality and the City: Urban Innovations for All Citizens

In Equality and the City, Enrique Peñalosa Londoño draws on his experience as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia,...
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Author: Enrique Penalosa Londono
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Equality and the City: Urban Innovations for All Citizens by Penalosa Londono, Enrique

Equality and the City: Urban Innovations for All Citizens

BD$84.56

Equality and the City: Urban Innovations for All Citizens

BD$84.56
Author: Enrique Penalosa Londono
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

In Equality and the City, Enrique Peñalosa Londoño draws on his experience as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, as well as his many years of international work as a lecturer and consultant, to share his perspective on the issues facing developing cities, especially sustainable transportation and equal access to public space.

As mayor of Bogotá, Peñalosa Londoño initiated development of the TransMilenio Rapid Bus Transit system, among the largest and most comprehensive public transit systems in the Global South, which carries 2.5 million passengers a day along dedicated bus lanes, bike paths, and a rapid metro line. The system emphasizes accessibility for the entire population. Peñalosa Londoño's efforts to create public space were similarly ambitious: over the course of his two terms, more than a thousand public parks were created or improved. Underlying these policies was a conviction of how cities should be--a compelling humanistic philosophy of sustainable urbanism. For Peñalosa Londoño, city design is not just engineering; it defines human happiness, dignity, and equality. "An advanced city is not one where the poor own a car," Peñalosa writes, "but one where the rich use public transport."

Equality and the City provides practical criteria for conceiving and constructing different and better cities, describes the obstacles that are confronted when doing so, and identifies ways to overcome them.

Author: Enrique Penalosa Londono
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 04/16/2024
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
ISBN: 9781512825701

About the Author
Enrique Peñalosa Londoño is a former two-term mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, and an internationally respected urban thinker.

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