Central America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as

During the last decade, the South American continent has seen a strong push for transnational integration, initiated by the former Brazilian president Fernando

About half of the region's poor live in cities, and policy makers across Latin America are increasingly interested in policy advice on how to design programmes

Various kinds of informal and extra-legal settlements—commonly called shantytowns, favelas, or barrios—are the prevailing type of urban land use in much of

Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the