From Dom-ino to Polykatoikia
In recent years there has been a resurgence of the “informal city” within the discourse on architecture and urbanism. In times of economic recession, the “informal” is often advocated as … Continue reading
City, Space, Power: Lahore’s Architecture of In/Security
Sadia Shirazi – Personal observations and thorough analyses of the current use of architecture in the city of Lahore (Pakistan) as a securitarian weapon. The notion of security is cleverly … Continue reading
Beyond Low and Middle Income Countries
Tezanos, S. and Sumner, A. – Many have challenged the use of income per capita as the primary proxy for development. This paper continues this tradition with a twist. The … Continue reading
Safety for the urban poor: the complex taxonomy of security provision in cities
Jaideep Gupte – How the urban poor get access to security – for themselves, their families and communities and their assets – is however a neglected question. We know relatively little … Continue reading
Manila’s poor, bridging service gaps and strengthening mental resilience
This issue of the Asian Trends Monitoring (ATM) Bulletin looks into service delivery for the urban poor in Manila. We highlight the challenges of providing a network of functioning services … Continue reading
The Cities Issue
This special issue dedicated to the cities of the future has its eye squarely toward China, because the cities of the future are increasingly going to be speaking Mandarin — … Continue reading
How Targeting Has Left out the Poor
Michael P. Canares – The study concluded that the poor in the cities in the periphery are sidelined by two different trends. On one hand, their needs and concerns are … Continue reading
New tool to track city prosperity
Claire Provost – The new city prosperity index will attempt to track progress across five key issues: productivity, infrastructure, quality of life, equity, and environmental sustainability. This should help urban … Continue reading
Co-management and urban ecology
Marnie Graham and Henrik Ernstson – Co-management brings together resource users and fosters conflict-resolution and encourages stakeholder participation. That’s the rhetoric, at least. The reality is that co-management frequently involves long … Continue reading
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