Mobility & Urban Development: The Infrastructure Challenge Facing Bogotá | Growing Cities
Release Date: 02/16/2021
The Growing Cities Podcast with Viviana Addo (Season 1 Introduction)
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During this episode, Viviana describes her motivations and inspirations leading up to the founding of the Growing Cities Podcast, relaunching her branded consultancy and how her experiences at the NYU's Schack School of Real Estate has prepared her for a career in real estate asset management.
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The Future of Bogota
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In this episode we talk to a shining star of Colombian urban development and land use expert Nadya Rangel. She is the head of Secretaria Distrital of Habitat Bogotá-Colombia. She has decades of experience working with underserved communities to integrate them to the Bogota built environment in a way that is strategic to the sustainable urban development of Bogota, and fair to the community.
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Real Estate Investment and Tokenization
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Viviana talks with finance and blockchain technology expert, Claus Skaaning. The topic of our conversation is how to use cryptocurrency or tokens as a new vehicle to invest in real estate. Claus is a PhD in Computer Science from Denmark, passionate about the democratization of currency at the global level, and CEO of DigiShares. He shares his insight on how the real estate and finance industries can capitalize on a future that would be founded on blockchain infrastructure.
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Metropolitan Management and Planning
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Viviana talks with Pedro B. Ortiz, who is one of the few experts in metropolitan management and planning all over the world, and a leader in bringing awareness to the latent reality that large cities have to grow in a more strategic and sustainable fashion. The results of a long history of deficiencies in long term thinking, and social inequity, slums are spreading all over the world. Mitigating this problem could not be more urgent, and governments addressing it is paramount.
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Hawaii Built Environment, Affordable Housing and Floating Architecture
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Viviana talks with Architect, and rising star for Hawaii Construction & Development Consulting (HCDC), Phap Vu about the Hawaiian built environment, and real estate development. He has a wide range of experience from luxury development, to floating architecture, to sustainable and affordable real estate. He has a PhD in architecture from the University of Hawaii where he focused on floating architecture, and did an abroad scholarship to the Netherlands for a prestigious internship.
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How a Mature City Manages Growth
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Viviana talks with Former Chief Economist at the NYC controller’s office about his insight on how a mature city like New York City manages growth. He is an expert in this arena, and has written several publications on this topic. As well as on the effects of gentrification and displacement due to city growth and other factors. Mr. Braconi shares his views on mitigating the negative effects from city growth, and the future of affordable housing.
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Unlocking Value from Sustainability in the Built Environment
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Viviana talks to Stuart Brodsky about sustainability in the built environment and how it helps to unlock value for CRE investors. Historically the real estate industry has affected the natural world. Buildings account for around one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and consume 40% of the world's energy. Therefore we must identify solutions to reduce emissions and mitigate climate impacts. This approach can reap financial as well as moral dividends for everyone across the globe.
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Green Building, Investment and Government Incentives
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Viviana is pleased to speak with James Robert Sellinger about Green building, real estate investment, and the government incentives currently available in New York City. Green building is a holistic concept that starts with the understanding that the built environment can have profound effects, both positive and negative, on the natural environment, as well as the people who inhabit buildings every day. The Green building’s approach cost differential is only around 5%, and worth it in the long term.
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The Future of Podcasting with Carlos Patiño Millan
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The transition from radio to podcasting highlights the always evolving broadcast media. Thanks to new technology and the democratization of access to this type of audio broadcasting, professionals from all industries including real estate are able to share their voice. El futuro de podcast Gracias a las nuevas tecnologías y la democratización del acceso a este tipo de difusión de audio, los profesionales de todos los sectores, incluido el inmobiliario, pueden tener voz.
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Buying and Selling Real Estate in Colombia - Legal Process, Zoning and Valuation
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English: Legal process of buying and selling real estate in Colombia, zoning and valuation. Talking with lawyer Constanza Garcia about the legal aspect of buying/selling real estate in Colombia, development, property value, and zoning.
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Cities grow through movement. When mobility systems fail, economic activity slows, development patterns shift, and the quality of urban life deteriorates.
In this episode of Growing Cities, Viviana Addo speaks with Julián about the challenges of mobility in Bogotá, one of Latin America’s fastest-growing metropolitan regions.
Bogotá illustrates a reality facing many global cities: rapid population growth is placing enormous pressure on transportation infrastructure. Decisions about mobility are no longer simply about moving people — they shape land values, development patterns, economic productivity, and the long-term sustainability of the urban environment.
As Head of the Urban Development Commission, Julián works with a team of planners and developers focused on improving how the city moves. The conversation explores how sustainable transportation systems, strategic planning, and long-term infrastructure thinking can help untangle the complexity of mobility in a dense and growing city.
This episode looks at mobility not just as transportation, but as a central driver of how cities function, evolve, and remain livable over time.
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Las ciudades crecen a través del movimiento. Cuando los sistemas de movilidad fallan, la actividad económica se ralentiza, los patrones de desarrollo cambian y la calidad de vida urbana se deteriora.
En este episodio de Growing Cities, Viviana Addo conversa con Julián sobre los desafíos de movilidad en Bogotá, una de las áreas metropolitanas de mayor crecimiento en América Latina.
Bogotá refleja una realidad que enfrentan muchas ciudades del mundo: el rápido crecimiento poblacional está generando una enorme presión sobre la infraestructura de transporte. Las decisiones sobre movilidad ya no se limitan a mover personas; también influyen en el valor del suelo, los patrones de desarrollo urbano, la productividad económica y la sostenibilidad de las ciudades.
Como jefe de la Comisión de Desarrollo Urbano, Julián trabaja con un equipo de planificadores y desarrolladores enfocados en mejorar la forma en que la ciudad se mueve. La conversación explora cómo los sistemas de transporte sostenible, la planificación estratégica y una visión de infraestructura a largo plazo pueden ayudar a resolver la complejidad de la movilidad en una ciudad densa y en constante crecimiento.
Este episodio analiza la movilidad no solo como transporte, sino como un factor clave en la forma en que las ciudades funcionan, evolucionan y permanecen habitables a lo largo del tiempo.