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Elana Bilbao

Bus Rapid Transit: How One City’s Innovation Sparked Sustainable Transportation Across the Globe

Bus Rapid Transit: How One City’s Innovation Sparked Sustainable Transportation Across the Globe

April 25, 2026April 24, 2026 Elana Bilbao

       In 2023, the Brazilian city of Curitiba was named the “Smart City of the Year” at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona; however, it did not always have such a strong reputation. From 1940 to 1960, … Continue reading

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The Fog Catchers

The Fog Catchers

April 4, 2026April 3, 2026 Elana Bilbao

The Fog Catchers of Peru

Peru, notably one of the driest countries on the planet, has been struggling with water security for years. Recently, largely due to the organization Movimiento Peruano Sin Agua, better known in Peru as Los Sin … Continue reading

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Reclaiming the City- Paris and Barcelona

Reclaiming the City- Paris and Barcelona

March 16, 2026March 15, 2026 Elana Bilbao

The Urban Street 

Since the beginning of the urban movement, many have argued about the purpose of the street. On the one hand, the realists are aware of the city’s need for efficient transportation of goods and people by automobile, … Continue reading

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Catalyst is an undergraduate student-run online platform that publishes written and creative work relating to the field of International Development Studies. Created in 2019, Catalyst operates under the portfolio of the VP Publications of the McGill IDSSA. Find more about our Mission and Values here.

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McGill University, and the International Development Studies Students’ Association (IDSSA), is founded upon the unceded traditional territories of Indigenous peoples, namely the Haudenosaunee Confederacy  who are also known as the Guardians of the Eastern Door, and Anishinabeg Nations. It is important to keep this constantly in our minds, so that we can move forward actively resisting neocolonialism in all of its forms and manifestations.

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