76 Appointed Municipal Secretary of Economic Development, Labor and Entrepreneurship for São Paulo in 2017, Aline Cardoso has devoted her entire career to developing Brazil’s leading city. “Doing politics means transforming the city in order to transform society,” she states. “And while we need sustainable buildings, we are just as much in need of sustainable cities.” Cities capable of creating employment and raising their residents’ living standards. To achieve this, Aline Cardoso places professional qualification and collaboration between the public and private sectors at the heart of her action. She does not hesitate to go to every neighborhood, including the most disadvantaged, in search of skills and talents to be connected with companies. “We must also create partnerships between the public and private sectors to get things moving: the public through regulations and incentives, the private through investment.” Accordingly, in addition to an urban renewal program providing for the construction of 700,000 homes, public services, and soft mobility routes over a 15-year period, the Municipality of São Paulo is planning to create new metro lines and reinforce its bus network. However, the needs remain vast and there is a long road ahead. SÃO PAULO (Brazil) More sustainability, less precarity “We must redefine the world of work to adapt it to the era of sustainable construction.” ALINE CARDOSO, Municipal Secretary of Economic Development, Labor and Entrepreneurship for São Paulo (Brazil) PoINT OF VIeW
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