Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá and one of the world’s
most challenging urban thinkers, describes the urgent need for
governments to create socially inclusive and well-designed
transport systems, public spaces and cities. Addressing
mobility, public space, equity, quality of life and social
inclusion, Peñalosa will propose that inequality and exclusion
are the main causes of the problems that affect cities in
developing countries, particularly issues relating to mobility
and sustainability. Enrique Peñalosa was mayor of Bogotá,
1998-2001, and now acts as a consultant on urban vision. His
advisory work concentrates on sustainability, mobility, equity,
public space and quality of life. Also huffduffed as… In the Geo
Quiz, we’re looking for the Moon City. So where is it? For
starters it’s not on the moon. Rather it’s in Cundinamarca, one
of the 30 or so states that make up Colombia. Cundinamarca is
near the center of Colombia, its capital is the mega city of
Bogotá. So the town we’re looking for is just