Alejandro Sáez Reale, graduado de la Maestría en Políticas Públicas UTDT, ha publicado recientemente en The Public Sphere, Journal of Public Policy. 



Compartimos el abstract de su artículo llamado Walkability as a sustainable urban public policy:

This article examines walkability as a sustainable public policy and seeks to substantiate the importance of walkable public spaces in urban centres. First, this work presents the current state of the global urban population, together with some of the most pressing urban-related problems, including health, inequality and economic challenges. After presenting the concept of walkability and its main advocates, this paper then discusses the benefits of walkable public spaces from economic, social, environmental and public health perspectives. Finally, this paper highlights why fostering walkable public spaces can be a suitable urban public policy approach to grant cities a more sustainable future.

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