Meeting Housing Needs, Building for Social Equity Are Key Factors for Successful Cities
Share
[aggregation-styles]
Urban Land
Urban Land
While cities attract people who want better opportunities, rapid urbanization could create political and national security crises unless adequate housing is provided in ways and in areas that foster social equity, said Alejandro Aravena, winner of the 2019 J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development.
Aravena, partner and founder of ELEMENTAL, an architecture firm in Santiago, Chile, was a featured speaker at the Fall Meeting. He stressed that social equity needs to play a large role when development is being considered. “The reason people come to cities is simple: better schools, better health care, better jobs. In order to achieve this, you have to have enough housing for people, along with a collective space for people to congregate in.”
“The reason people come to cities is simple: better schools, better health care, better jobs. In order to achieve this, you have to have enough housing for people, along with a collective space for people to congregate in.” – Alejandro Aravena
“Cities are magnets and bombs, good news and bad news,” said Aravena. “They concentrate opportunities of every kind. The problem is that the scale, speed, and scarcity of materials we have [to meet housing needs] has no precedence in human history.”Aravena, partner and founder of ELEMENTAL, an architecture firm in Santiago, Chile, was a featured speaker at the Fall Meeting. He stressed that social equity needs to play a large role when development is being considered. “The reason people come to cities is simple: better schools, better health care, better jobs. In order to achieve this, you have to have enough housing for people, along with a collective space for people to congregate in.”
By Justin Arnold | 20 Sept 2019
RELATED TOPICS:
Sweet Lola on the Mend, Ready for a Forever Home
Animals /
19 hours ago
Clovis Daytime Burglary: 2 Suspects Arrested, 1 at Large
Crime /
1 day ago
Trump Stalled California Wildfire Aid? Ex-Aide Reveals Political Motive
Politics /
1 day ago
Russia Urges Citizens to Leave Israel as Tensions with Hezbollah Escalate
Russia has advised its citizens to leave Israel amid rising tensions with Hezbollah and Iran, reports Newsweek.
Moscow’s ambassador to...
World /
16 hours ago
Categories
Latest
Videos
World /
16 hours ago
Russia Urges Citizens to Leave Israel as Tensions with Hezbollah Escalate
Economy /
19 hours ago
Taxpayers in 24 States Will Be Able to File Their Returns Directly With the IRS in 2025
Business /
19 hours ago
California Collects Millions in Stolen Wages, but Can’t Find Many Workers to Pay Them
Animals /
19 hours ago