Latin American and Latino Studies Presents "The City of Short Paths vs The Smart City" a lecture by Felipe Delmont Monday, November 5, 2018 Noon - 2 pm President's Conference Room #2 The Smart City calls itself "sustainable" and promises us an easier life. It constitutes one of the greatest threats that our species are facing; it makes us stop learning, and it dissociates us. In response to the smart city, I propose "The City of Short Paths", a concept I developed while working as an urban planner in the shanty towns and suburbs of Maracaibo, Arequipa and Ciudad de Mexico in Latin America. It refers to the permanent construction of the city by its people in a specific territory, and with their own resources. For this to happen, people must re-engage in a common dialogue in build a city to stay, street "smart", the opposite of the increasingly ungraspable "smart" city. Felipe Delmont: Architect and urban planner. University of Montreal and Central University of Venezuela. Town planner in awarded Slum Rehabilitation Projects (1984-2012).