THE CITY IS OUR LABORATORY

EPISODE 1/ STREETS ARE FOR PEOPLE (NOT CARS)

At present, Chilean streets prioritise cars, leaving recreation, walking and cycling in the background. The General Ordinance of Urban Planning and Construction regulates the characteristics of road infrastructure, maintaining guidelines that do not go hand in hand with sustainability. In this episode, CEDEUS researchers Giovanni Vecchio and Rodrigo Mora, discuss the Public Policy Document NORMATIVE CHANGES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STREETS FOR PEOPLE.

EPISODE 2/ MANDATORY ENERGY RATING FOR HOUSING: BEING COLD IS NOT OK 

An efficient home provides thermal comfort, lighting and good air quality to its inhabitants, but these standards are not always met. We usually need heating, ventilation or artificial light systems to feel comfortable in our homes. How can we ensure how efficient buildings are? In this episode, researchers Waldo Bustamante and Felipe Encinas discuss the Public Policy document MANDATORY ENERGY RATING FOR HOUSING:CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DISCUSSION.

EPISODE 3/ VULNERABLE TERRITORIES AFTER COVID

The pandemic has hit the country’s households hard, making the realities of those living in vulnerable areas even more precarious and causing middle-class families to fall into poverty. What sustainable solutions can we find to this reality? In this episode, CEDEUS researchers Alejandra Rasse and Alejandra Vives discuss the Public Policy Document POST SOCIO-HEALTH CRISIS AND WELFARE IN VULNERABLE TERRITORIES: EFFECTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

EPISODE 4/ URBAN PLANNING FROM A CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE

Children and adolescents are often invisible figures in urban planning studies, and their capacity to contribute to the design of a better environment for their growth and development is ignored. In this episode, Magdalena Rivera, head of the program Urban Labs of CEDEUS Santiago, and CEDEUS researcher Luis Fuentes, discuss the Public Policy Document PARTICIPATORY DESIGN OF PUBLIC SPACES WITH A CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE.

EPISODE 5/ URBAN TREES VS CLIMATE CHANGE

The trees in our cities not only serve to beautify the streets, but also provide us with fresh air and pleasant temperatures. In a context of drought and water scarcity, urban trees of local native species are more effective in combating global warming. In this episode, CEDEUS researcher Sonia Reyes discusses the Public Policy Document URBAN FORESTRY FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

With the recent Public Space Contributions Act, municipalities can establish incentives for real estate developers to build infrastructure that allows communities to have better access and connectivity in cities. In this episode, CEDEUS researchers Catalina Marshall and Juan Antonio Carrasco discuss the Public Policy Document , INCENTIVE MECHANISMS AND URBAN ACCESSIBILITY:CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCAL URBAN PLANNING.

EPISODE 7/ ACCESS TO HOUSING: IS OWNING THE ONLY SOLUTION?

The housing crisis in Chile is at a tipping point: 60% of families in the Metropolitan Region cannot afford a home without the help of state subsidies. Moreover, there is currently a shortfall of at least 470,000 housing units for the entire population to have a roof over their heads. In this episode, CEDEUS researchers Luis Fuentes and Javier Ruiz-Tagle discuss the Public Policy Document AFFORDABLE HOUSING:LESSONS LEARNED FROM BARCELONA AND LONDON.