Appointed fellow of the ICE on the strength of my professional experience in the field of urban infrastructure in developing countries.

Interviewed and quoted in The Economist on my research on how cable-cars can support the livelihoods of low-income communities. https://www.economist.com/news/americas/21730743-they-appeal-both-politicians-and-commuters-why-latin-america-seeing-cable-car-boom

I was interviewed for and my research quoted in a 23-minute BBC World radio programme on the social and urban impact of a new aerial cable-car in Mexico City (Mexicable). This can be heard online or downloaded as a podcast from the 'World Hacks' website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05ccby5

Interviewed for an article in the New York Times on the social and urban impact of cable cars in Latin America. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/world/americas/mexico-city-mexicable.html?_r=0

One-hour TV panel discussion on the nature and implications of a low-carbon city in the metropolitan region of Medellin, Colombia. Apart from Prof. Davila, panelists included the Director of the Metropolitan Area, the Director of Planning of the Municipality of Medellin,a lawyer for the construction sector,and the Secretary of Environment of the Metropolitan Area. https://livestream.com/accounts/4608897/events/2230380/videos/138662401/player?autoPlay=false&height=360&mute=false&width=640

In the run-up to Habitat III, led by the United Nations UN-Habitat, my DPU colleague Dr Le-Yin Zhang and I have been co-leads of Policy Unit 7 on Urban Economic Development, involving over a dozen experts from all over the world. The group will produce a report to be commented on by member states, before it is made publicly available and fed to the Habitat III process.

Roundtable on Cities and the Anthropocene: a Mediterranean Perspective. This event forms part of the Academy’s international engagement on issues around urban futures and is intended to also re-launch the urban programme of CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona)

Invited by the British Academy and the Royal Academy of Engineering as a member of the selection panel for a GCRF-funded call of research proposals on 'Urban Infrastructures of Well-Being': https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/urban-infrastructures-well-being

I was invited by the World Bank to comment on the technical proposal for a new aerial cable-car in a low-income hilly area of Lima, Peru's capital. The Peruvian Government has requested a loan from the World Bank to build it and, given my research on the social and urban impact of cable-cars in Medellin (the first city to build one such line for commuter transit from and to a low-income area), Bank officials requested my comments on a Project Concept Note and associated technical documentation.

PANAM es el foro más importante que congrega tomadores de decisión, consultores, académicos e investigadores en las áreas de transporte y logística en la región. El congreso se realiza cada dos años en forma ininterrumpida desde 1980 y asisten regularmente entre 300 y 500 profesionales de América Latina, Europa y América del Norte.