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Mexico promised affordable housing for all. Instead it created many rapidly decaying slums

Mexico promised affordable housing for all. Instead it created many rapidly decaying slums | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - November 26, 2017 1:02 PM
Mexico’s Housing Debacle: Chapter I
PIRatE Lab's insight:
While the editing isn't up to snuff on this story, the underlying issues showcase yet again the problem with lack of effective governance and pervasive corruption.  We cannot have an effective, just, sustainable system if this is the norm.
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Pelli Clarke Pelli’s Arboleda Urban Village in Monterrey, Mexico Integrates Smart Growth & Green Design

Pelli Clarke Pelli’s Arboleda Urban Village in Monterrey, Mexico Integrates Smart Growth & Green Design | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
From inhabitat.com - September 22, 2012 4:49 PM
Arboleda, an urban mixed-use community now under development in Monterrey, Mexico, is designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects of New Haven, Conn., in collaboration with landscape design firm Office of James Burnett.

The project incorporates principles of sustainable design and green building and will be compliant with the LEED for Neighborhood Development standard. The development is designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects in collaboration with landscape design firm Office of James Burnett on behalf of Mexican developer One Development Group (ODG).

According to Pelli Clarke Pelli, the 26-acre Arboleda site will include residential and commercial development centered around a large central park and incorporating generous green space and native plantings, and all buildings will be LEED certified...


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