SOLVENT STREETSCAPES
In recent times, there has been a growth of unemployment in Latin America in correlation with global economies moving in and low wages in relation to this. Most of these global economies come in and do not engage surrounding communities, leaving them in blighted conditions.
Due to this, there has been a recent social and economic phenomenon in the expansion of informal labor on the streets in the form of local markets. Not only does this function to provide work for thousands in a fragile local economy, but it also provides basic products to the marginal sectors of society.
Looking into the future, how can this phenomenon of informal markets dictate systematic streetscape design that will expand and boost micro-economies – using bottom-up infrastructural practices and top-down government policies to provide solutions to socio-economic disparity.
Modular design for street structure that provides storage, solar power, and rainwater collection
Globalization to Local Micro-Economies
Border communities in Mexico are blighted due to their exclusion from food sources and disparity associated with large industrial regions moving in. An opportunity for these communities is taking advantage of excess resources from the United States for economic gain.
