Los documentos que se presentan en este volumen incluyen elementos que podrían servir de base para adaptar los objetivos de desarrollo del milenio a las características específicas de la región. Incluyen también un diagnóstico de avance, sugerencias sobre las prioridades de inversión y...

La presente nota técnica analiza la política de vivienda de Chile, que ha sido pionera en adoptar un enfoque facilitador de los mercados de vivienda buscando movilizar los recursos de las familias y la capacidad productiva y de financiamiento del sector privado para resolver los problemas de...

The Bank expanded its housing finance activities in the 1990s, shifting its support toward sector reforms that increase the capacity of housing finance and delivery mechanisms to cater to the needs of low-income households. The present publication examines Bank experience in housing, draws...

This document reviews the activities of the IDB to deal with the lack of fully serviced dwellings for the entire region's population. The document considers this a case of market and government failure, which has resulted in an estimated 10 to 15 million households living in substandard dwellings.

The search for solutions to urban and social problems prompted by informal settlements is gaining importance in the development agenda of most large cities in Latin America. Nearly 60 percent of the population lives in informal, often centrally located settlements.

This paper discusses the need for a Bank subnational development strategy. The subnational development strategy provides the Bank with a comprehensive framework to support borrowing member countries in their efforts to promote socioeconomic development through the devolution of responsibilities...

La presente nota técnica identifica los principales desafíos de proveer infraestructura y servicios a las actividades económicas y la población urbanas de Chile. Asimismo, se presentan los principales problemas de las transferencias condicionadas en el financiamiento de los gobiernos...

This Urban Sector present Dissemination Note reports on the presentations made and discussions held in the Seminar organized by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy of Cambridge, MA, on the Latin American experience in monitoring urban land markets. The Seminar gathered 10 representatives of...

This paper discusses the evolution of housing conditions in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean from 1995 to 2006 based on data from household surveys done in 18 countries that comprise 95 percent of the urban population of the region. The results indicate that, on average, the...

El presente documento contiene un análisis de los diversos enfoques que pueden ser usados en la preservación del patrimonio urbano y recomendaciones sobre los más apropiados en las circunstancias de la región. Incluye además un conjunto de orientaciones para asistir a los clientes y...