The 11th International and Comparative Urban Law Conference
Taking place in Mexico City,
Tuesday, May 12 - Thursday, May 14, 2026.
DAY TWO – Wednesday, May 13th
7:55 am: Get on bus at the Holiday Inn Express Mexico City Satelite
8:00 am: Shuttle to UNAM
8:45 am – 9:30 am: Coffee
9:30 am – 11:00 am: Plenary Session
Congress Unit CEMMM
Moderator: Aaron Saiger
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UN Habitat: Samuel Njuguna - The State of Planning Law in Africa: Shaping Sustainable Urban Futures
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ULC Fordham: Gabrielle Towson, Davianni Polanco Santana - Comparative Analysis of Legal & Policy Instruments for Climate Resilience in the Water & Sanitation, Road & Transportation, and Housing Sectors
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CJUR International: Mario Camacho Cardona - Legislación Urbana y Transformación Territorial
11:00 am – 11:30 am: Coffee Break
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Parallel Sessions
Session Theme: LAND USE PLANNING
Puebla Oaxaca Hall
Moderator: María La O. Paloma Díaz Najar
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Diego Gil - Urban Land Use Discretion Between Law and Politics
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Rajesh Kumar - Indian Cities in Transition: Analyzing the Dynamics Between Planning Frameworks and Organic Expansion
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Júlia Navarro Perioto - Judicial enforcement of participatory urban planning in Brazil
Session Theme: STATE AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
Quintana Roo - Querétaro Hall
Moderator: Aldo Ferreti Marín
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Paul Diller - Portland Blues
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Emile Loza de Siles - Cabildos, Participatory Democracy, and Crowd-Sourced Wisdom
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Jamelia N. Morgan - Disability, Disorder, and the Urban Management of Precarity
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Daniel B. Rosenbaum - The Local Non-Reform Agenda
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Lunch
UNAM STUDENT EVENT:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tlaxcala Hall
Taller de Mapeo Participativo para toma de decisiones en el Ordenamiento Territorial / WRI
URBAN TOUR
2:30 pm - 6:45 pm: Satellite Complex
6:45 pm: Shuttle back to the Holiday Inn Express Mexico City Satelite