Latest News
Housing by People – Networking Event
I am thrilled to be going to Cairo for [...]
SMART CITY EXPO MIAMI – FUTURE READY COMMUNITIES.
I am honored to speak at the Smart City Expo Miami 2024 on “Accelerating Urban Innovations from Idea to Implementation on September 23rd. Click here more information.
FAVELA BOOK LAUNCH IN RIO
I am thrilled to tell you that the launch and autographing event for the paperback of my book FAVELA, in Portuguese, took place on March 14 in the famous Livraria Travessa, in Rio de Janeiro.
INAUGURAL LECTURE FOR 2024 AT IPPUR
My Inaugural Lecture for 2024 at IPPUR—the Institute for Research and Urban and Regional Planning at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro will be on Monday, March 18. Click here more information. [...]
We Work in 23 of the Largest Cities in the World
According to Report on The World’s cities in 2016 –by the Economic and Social Affairs office of the United Nations, there are currently 31 cities with populations of 10 million or more, but definitions of cities and metropolitan areas are inconsistent across countries and sources
1. Tokyo, Japan
2. Delhi, India
3. Shanghai, China
4. Mumbai, India
5. São Paulo, Brazil
6. Beijing, China
7. Mexico City, Mexico
8. Cairo, Egypt
9. New York, USA
10. Dhaka, Bangladesh
11. Karachi, Pakistan
12. Buenos Aires, Argentina
13. Kolkota, India
14. Istanbul, Turkey
15. Lagos, Nigeria
16. Manila, Philippines
17. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18. Los Angeles, USA
19. Moscow, Russia
20. Paris, France
21. Jakarta, Indonesia
22. London, UK
23. Bangkok, Thailand
WE WORK AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE
GLOBAL URBAN CHALLENGE
The fastest growing segment of the world’s population lives in informal settlements in cities of the ‘global south’. Today 1 billion people live in these self-build communities. By 2050 there will be 3 billion, representing 1/3 people on the planet.
For the past three decades we have worked hard to connect ideas, people and places to promote inclusive cities.