5 Forecasts for the Future of African Cities
An innovation expert in Nigeria shares his thoughts on how economic expansion and innovation will transform the continent. For Africa, the 21st century is largely a tale of its cities. The … Continue reading
Mapping for Environmental Justice: An Assessment of the Power of Maps in Karachi’s Informal Settlements
This paper adopts environmental justice as the broad normative framework. It departs from the premise that there is relevance in exploring tools that can be appropriated by communities, at the … Continue reading
Is Urban Planning Having an Identity Crisis?
Call it post-planning, planning 2.0, or maybe un-planning. And the crazy thing is, this revolt against traditional approaches to planning is being conducted by planners themselves…there was the sense—quite refreshing … Continue reading
Urbanisation, rural–urban migration and urban poverty
Rural-urban migration continues to attract much interest, but also growing concern. Migrants are often blamed for increasing urban poverty, but not all migrants are poor. In many cities, however, migrants … Continue reading
How Data Privatization Will Change Planning Practice
For urban planners, the promise of data offers unprecedented access to information, citizen engagement, and solutions to some of the most significant challenges facing urban areas, such as traffic, infrastructure, … Continue reading
Human rights and the New Urban Agenda
…we are leaving aside some potent and critical tools. The use of human rights instruments has not been prominent, either as guiding principles for sustainable urban development, as tools for … Continue reading
A City is a Machine for Creating Networks
In this era of reurbanization, with large scale developments in cities setting the path for the next half century, cities must be designed to create the maximum benefit. Currently many … Continue reading
Favelas: The “Real” Modernity in Latin America?
Originally posted on {FAVEL issues}:
All countries that constitute Latin America are developing countries; approximately 124 million of Latin American urban inhabitants live in poverty. The south-continent has always been…
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