Learning From Bogot
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Learning From Bogot
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Author : Rachel Berney
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Learning From Bogot written by Rachel Berney and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with Architecture categories.
Once known as a “drug capital” and associated with kidnappings, violence, and excess, Bogotá, Colombia, has undergone a transformation that some have termed “the miracle of Bogotá.” Beginning in the late 1980s, the city emerged from a long period of political and social instability to become an unexpected model of urban development through the redesign and revitalization of the public realm—parks, transportation, and derelict spaces—under the leadership of two “public space mayors,” Antanas Mockus and Enrique Peñalosa (the latter reelected in 2015). In Learning from Bogotá, Rachel Berney analyzes how these mayors worked to reconfigure the troubled city into a pedagogical one whose public spaces and urban policy have helped shape a more tolerant and aware citizenry. Berney examines the contributions of Mockus and Peñalosa through the lenses of both spatial/urban design and the city’s history. She shows how, through the careful intertwining of new public space and transportation projects, the reclamation of privatized public space, and the refurbishment of dilapidated open spaces, the mayors enacted an ambitious urban vision for Bogotá without resorting to the failed method of the top-down city master plan. Illuminating the complex interplay between formal politics, urban planning, and improvised social strategies, as well as the negative consequences that accompanied Bogotá’s metamorphosis, Learning from Bogotá offers significant lessons about the possibility for positive and lasting change in cities around the world.
Bogot
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Author : Alan Grostephan
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 2013-06-30
Bogot written by Alan Grostephan and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-30 with Fiction categories.
In Bogotá, a taut, moving novel set in present-day Colombia, Wilfredo decides to uproot his family from their small town, where his ferry service on the river subjects him to the gruesome errands demanded by the local paramilitary. Moving in with relatives in a slum in Bogotá, the family tries desperately to achieve the smallest measure of comfort and hope in a world of almost total ruin, wracked by deprivation, fear, and ceaseless violence. Alan Grostephan depicts with startling immediacy an urban landscape of extreme harshness and oppressive instability. The tension between the desperate conditions surrounding his characters and their efforts to hold on to their humanity gives Bogotá a ferocious energy. As Wilfredo and his family fight to stay alive and stay together, their plight emerges as equally enraging and uplifting, constituting a portrait of a society always on the verge of disintegration.
A Gringa In Bogot
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Author : June Carolyn Erlick
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-03-01
A Gringa In Bogot written by June Carolyn Erlick and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-01 with Travel categories.
To many foreigners, Colombia is a nightmare of drugs and violence. Yet normal life goes on there, and, in Bogotá, it's even possible to forget that war still ravages the countryside. This paradox of perceptions—outsiders' fears versus insiders' realities—drew June Carolyn Erlick back to Bogotá for a year's stay in 2005. She wanted to understand how the city she first came to love in 1975 has made such strides toward building a peaceful civil society in the midst of ongoing violence. The complex reality she found comes to life in this compelling memoir. Erlick creates her portrait of Bogotá through a series of vivid vignettes that cover many aspects of city life. As an experienced journalist, she lets the things she observes lead her to larger conclusions. The courtesy of people on buses, the absence of packs of stray dogs and street trash, and the willingness of strangers to help her cross an overpass when vertigo overwhelms her all become signs of convivencia—the desire of Bogotanos to live together in harmony despite decades of war. But as Erlick settles further into city life, she finds that "war in the city is invisible, but constantly present in subtle ways, almost like the constant mist that used to drip down from the Bogotá skies so many years ago." Shattering stereotypes with its lively reporting, A Gringa in Bogotá is must-reading for going beyond the headlines about the drug war and bloody conflict.
Bogot Your Home Digital
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Author : Instituto Distrital de Turismo
language : en
Publisher: Instituto Distrital de Turismo
Release Date : 2025-05-07
Bogot Your Home Digital written by Instituto Distrital de Turismo and has been published by Instituto Distrital de Turismo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-07 with Architecture categories.
The digital book "Bogotá, your home" - IDT 2025 is a publication by the District Institute of Tourism (IDT) that provides a detailed overview of the actions, achievements, and impacts of the “Bogotá Tu Casa” tourism culture program, as of March 2025. Its pages outline the strategies implemented to raise awareness, train, and empower actors in the tourism sector around safety, hospitality, and territorial appropriation. The work highlights inter-institutional work, strategic alliances, and testimonials from beneficiaries, showing how civic culture and shared responsibility have become fundamental pillars for consolidating Bogotá as a welcoming, safe, and inclusive destination. This document is also a testament to the IDT's commitment to sustainability, social innovation, and strengthening the community fabric through tourism.
How Cities Learn
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Author : Astrid Wood
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2022-04-18
How Cities Learn written by Astrid Wood and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-18 with Social Science categories.
How Cities Learn traces the circulation of bus rapid transit (BRT) to understand how and why it was widely adopted in South Africa. Investigates the global proliferation and localization of BRT Examines the production and distribution of transportation knowledge in the global south Addresses the spatial and social legacy of apartheid in South African cities Reveals a new way of understanding the intersections between policy, people and place Essential reading for scholars of geography, politics, sociology and transportation, as well as urban planners and practitioners
Latin America And Policy Diffusion
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Author : Osmany Porto de Oliveira
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-12-09
Latin America And Policy Diffusion written by Osmany Porto de Oliveira and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-09 with Political Science categories.
Latin American countries have for a long time been importers of public policies and institutions from the Global North. The colonial legacy and resulting patterns of international relations during the 20th century favoured a course of adoption and hybridization of political institutions. In recent decades, a new conjuncture has emerged in which Latin American policies have started to diffuse South-South and even South-North. Led by Brazil with Participatory Budgeting and the Bolsa Familia program, other countries in the region soon followed. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and bicycle policies in Curitiba and Bogotá have also reached wide international recognition and circulation. And yet, despite Latin America’s new role as a policy "exporter", little is known about its dynamics, causes, and effects. Why have Latin American policies been diffused inside and outside the region? Which actors are involved? What driving forces affect these processes? This innovative collection offers a new perspective on the policy diffusion phenomena. Drawing on different examples from Latin American experiences in urban local policies and national social policies, experts present a new framework to study this phenomenon centered on the mobilization of ideas, interests and discourses for policy diffusion. Latin America and Policy Diffusion will be of great interest to researchers, educators, advanced students and practitioners working in the fields of political science, public policy, international relations and Latin American Studies.
Handbook Of Research On Management Techniques And Sustainability Strategies For Handling Disruptive Situations In Corporate Settings
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Author : Perez-Uribe, Rafael
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2021-06-25
Handbook Of Research On Management Techniques And Sustainability Strategies For Handling Disruptive Situations In Corporate Settings written by Perez-Uribe, Rafael and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-25 with Business & Economics categories.
Faced with chaotic environments, it is not possible to make totally efficient forecasts, especially when it is necessary to analyze events with multiple variables and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) constantly face events that escape the laws of the market. The handling that has been given to the crisis caused by the coronavirus has been trial and error, and the economic, social, and environmental results remain to be seen. The markets and the world are chaotic. With the markets in chaos due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to look at the methods used in these environments to promote business success. The Handbook of Research on Management Techniques and Sustainability Strategies for Handling Disruptive Situations in Corporate Settings elaborates on the skills, techniques, and tools that are more useful for these environments and identifies what makes companies that work well in organizational chaos and in chaotic economic environments perform better than companies that are well organized. Covering topics such as strategic management, multidimensional chaos approach, and the global unstable market, this book is essential for managers, executives, academicians, policymakers, entrepreneurs, researchers, undergraduate and graduate business students, and any person interested in state-of-the-art business issues.
Reviews Of National Policies For Education Education In Colombia
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2016-04-21
Reviews Of National Policies For Education Education In Colombia written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-21 with categories.
How can Colombia improve both the quality and equity of its education system while also addressing efficiency challenges?
You Ll Learn Not To Cry
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Author : Human Rights Watch (Organization)
language : en
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Release Date : 2003
You Ll Learn Not To Cry written by Human Rights Watch (Organization) and has been published by Human Rights Watch this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Recommendations -- Child combatants in Colombia -- Recruitment: rules and practice -- Joining up -- Life in the ranks -- Girls -- Training -- Discipline and punishment -- Combat -- Participation in summary executions and torture -- Kidnappings -- The government forces -- Desertion, capture, and after -- Rescued from war: government rehabilitation programs for child combatants -- Legal standards.
English Language Teaching In South America
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Author : Lía D. Kamhi-Stein
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2017-05-23
English Language Teaching In South America written by Lía D. Kamhi-Stein and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-23 with Education categories.
This book investigates new English language policies and initiatives which have been introduced and implemented across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela. Chapters are organized around three themes. Chapters in the first section critically examine newly-implemented English language policies, as well as factors that contribute to and prevent the implementation of such policies. Chapters in the second section describe and analyze current teacher preparation and teacher development initiatives, in addition to the challenges and opportunities associated with such initiatives. Finally, the third section features school- and classroom-based research designed to investigate the status of English language teaching and the implementation of innovative programs. All authors have a first-hand understanding of the South American context and draw on references and resources which originate beyond Inner Circle countries. The book showcases examples of innovation and success in a variety of complex contexts and will serve as a starting point for researchers, as well as being of interest to students, policymakers and stakeholders. This book is open access under a CC BY NC ND licence.