Dispatches from Habitat III

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Note to readers: Citiscope is in Quito, Ecuador, this week for the U.N.’s Habitat III summit on cities. Find  all of our news and analysis from Quito at citiscope.org/quito
Thousands gather in Quito for Habitat III, a once-in-a-generation summit on the future of cities
Thousands gather in Quito for Habitat III, a once-in-a-generation summit on the future of cities
During four-day conference, presidents, ministers and other representatives of 140 countries will adopt the New Urban Agenda, a global 20-year vision on sustainable urbanization.By Gregory Scruggs
Quito Mayor Mauricio Rodas wants to show off a city of urban innovation and solidarity
Quito Mayor Mauricio Rodas wants to show off a city of urban innovation and solidarity
By Gregory Scruggs
How a little paint can transform a street
How a little paint can transform a street
By Christopher Swope
To save water and cement, Quito apartments will be bolted to the ground
To save water and cement, Quito apartments will be bolted to the ground
By Brendon Bosworth
Multimedia project shows the ever-changing shape of cities
Multimedia project shows the ever-changing shape of cities
By Gregory Scruggs
Lessons from Johannesburg’s new plan to fight sprawl
By Brendon Bosworth
Grassroots Quito group is a laboratory for local self-governance
Grassroots Quito group is a laboratory for local self-governance
By Patralekha Chatterjee
At Habitat III, architect Aravena lobbies for ‘bamboo and mud’
By Gregory Scruggs
How Quito saves its historic district
How Quito saves its historic district
By Marcela Ribadeneira & Eduardo Varas
Carmena, Colau: Mother and daughter of Spanish municipal politics
By Gregory Scruggs
‘Migrants are agents of development’, says U.N. migration chief William Lacy Swing
By Patralekha Chatterjee