Archive: Scott Beyer
Scott Beyer is a Columnist Fellow at Independent Institute's Catalyst. He is the owner of Market Urbanism Report, a media company that advances free-market city policy. He is also an urban affairs journalist who writes regular columns for Forbes, Governing Magazine, HousingOnline.com, and Catalyst. Follow him on Twitter: @marketurbanist.
Full Biography and Publications
Full Biography and Publications
Latin America’s Zoning-free Urbanism
Spontaneous commerce, dense settlements, high-rises, and seemingly non-existent zoning dominate the urban realm.
Latin America’s Fabulous Indian Branding
Peru leans into its Incan heritage, and other countries to their roots.
Where Free Markets Bring Modernity
What Other Latin American Countries Can Learn From Chile
The Dangers of Currency Devaluation
How Argentina wrecked its economy, and how it can come back.
Asuncion: Booming Population, Porous Infrastructure
The Paraguay capital’s growth is exposing the flaws of public utilities, but the promise of private replacements.
How to Create an Urban Amenity Beach
Latin American beaches might be even better with private management.
Favelas, the Great Untapped Neighborhoods
Here's what I learned visiting some of the most dangerous places on Earth.
The Challenge of Latin American “Centros”
Downtown areas there struggle with crime and obsolescence. What can bring them back?
“Zona Francas”: A Step Towards Latin American Freedom
The region’s trade-focused SEZs should take a further step and deregulate land use.
Latin America: A Transit Success Story
Cities there have systems that are more innovative, efficient and well-used than the U.S.
Barrios Tropicales: The Making of Green Neighborhoods
In Latin America, a mix of public and private investment has created tropical urban settings.
The Darien Gap Tragedy
The one unclosed gap in the route from North to South America is hazardous and economically costly.