Davila, J;
(2021)
Medellín’s low-carbon Metrocables. Lifting informal barrios out of poverty.
ReVista. Harvard Review of Latin America
, 20
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Abstract
Medellin's first two aerial cable-car (Metrocable) lines to hilly informal low-income districts are now widely regarded as the inspiration for a tide of similar schemes in a dozen cities in Latin America and beyond. These lines were a bid by city authorities to provide a fast and efficient connection to the overground mass-transit system. Public transport systems will continue to be essential for the equitable and efficient operation of Latin American cities. Medellín’s experience shows that, with appropriate complementary investments, cable-cars can make a significant contribution to the wellbeing of the urban poor while helping with cities' low carbon growth goals.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Medellín’s low-carbon Metrocables. Lifting informal barrios out of poverty |
| Location: | US |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/medellins-low-c... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | ReVista is an open-access digital publication. This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Urban transport, Poverty, Development, Colombia |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Development Planning Unit |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10139712 |
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