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San José Strategic Planning Lab
The first UrbanShift Lab brought together 48 participants representing 23 institutions from the San José Metropolitan Area, Costa Rica, offering a hands-on workshop on urban regeneration.
Participants engaged in an interactive exercise during the San José Strategic Planning Lab
The UrbanShift Lab in San José, Costa Rica was a two-day workshop organized by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in collaboration with the Multilevel Technical Table for Transit-Oriented Development (MTM-DUOT), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the Government of Costa Rica.
The event brought together 48 participants from 15 municipalities, representing 23 institutions that are part of MTM-DUOT and working closely on plans for urban regeneration along San José's proposed electric train line.
Together, these high-level technical representatives explored the context of urban regeneration in Costa Rica as well as the opportunities and challenges in the areas impacted by the train line, and collaborated on an in-depth design exercise to address accessibility and sustainable development in downtown Heredia.
Below, you can find agendas, presentations and photographs from the UrbanShift Lab in San José, Costa Rica.
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PRESENTATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHS (Workshop and Site Visit)
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Analysis
Strategic City Planning with Nature: Assessing Urban Biodiversity in San José, Costa Rica
UrbanShift’s geospatial analysis for the San José metropolitan region will support urban actors to incorporate biodiversity into planning mechanisms and transform decision-making processes toward valuing the benefits of nature.
Report
UrbanShift Labs
Summarizing insights and lessons from eight of UrbanShift's Labs, this report offers a template for furthering geospatial analysis in cities.
Academy
Costa Rica City Academy
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Post
What's Next for the UrbanShift Network?
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