Ecological Design: Strategies to Protect Latin America and the Caribbean's Vulnerable Cities in the Face of Climate Change

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Throughout the world's cities, in the midst of current and projected crises-- environmental, health, economic, and otherwise--one question looms: How can we prepare our urban centers' most vulnerable sectors?

Current data paints a bleak picture of cities and the impact of climate change. With urban populations skyrocketing as people around the globe seek opportunities for a better life in the world's urban centers, cities have become gluttons for energy and other resources while simultaneously producing more emissions than ever before. On top of this, 3 out of 5 cities are at high risk for natural disasters.

"If work isn't done to mitigate and adapt cities, these same urban centers will be more crowded, hotter, and far less bio-diverse. It's a matter of aligning the processes that keep the environment in working order and the processes of urban development and doing so with more urgency than ever before."

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Cite: Dejtiar, Fabian. "Ecological Design: Strategies to Protect Latin America and the Caribbean's Vulnerable Cities in the Face of Climate Change" [Diseño Ecológico: Estrategias para la ciudad vulnerable en América Latina y el Caribe] 08 Jul 2021. ArchDaily. (Trans. Johnson, Maggie) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/964024/ecological-design-strategies-to-protect-latin-america-and-the-caribbeans-vulnerable-cities-in-the-face-of-climate-change> ISSN 0719-8884

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