Planning cities as if women matter
Kalpana Viswanath – There is an urgent need to imagine cities in radically different ways if they are to live up to the promise of freedom and opportunity for everyone. … Continue reading
Urban Informal Workers are Integral to City Economies
Research unveiled today at World Urban Forum challenges myths about the informal economy, and shows that urban informal workers play vital roles in the urban economy and help keep their … Continue reading
The “Urban” Contract
Originally posted on {FAVEL issues}:
post by Marines Pocaterra Reflecting on one of our recent posts “The Revolution Bolivariana and the Social Contract” by Andrew Carman, I’d like to summarize…
Worst Urban Practices
Originally posted on {FAVEL issues}:
Post by Marines Pocaterra [Proyectos Arqui 5] The adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 was a landmark achievement for the international community.…
The Development Prison: escaping gender, LGBT and sexuality silos
Originally posted on Participation, Power and Social Change Research at IDS:
Stephen Wood A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to participate in a live Guardian Development panel discussion…
Exploring the Potential and Limits of the Resilience Agenda in Rapidly Urbanising Contexts
IDS – As part of the Tomorrow-Today Horizon Scanning Initiative supported by IDS, the project ‘Exploring the Potential and Limits of the Resilience Agenda in Rapidly Urbanising Contexts’ aims to analyse … Continue reading
Informal development, planning and sustainable urbanisation
The newly published third report on The State of African Cities shows how informal development is a key force in the continent’s urbanisation, yet also poses major dilemmas. The report’s … Continue reading
Manpower director makes incredible claims about how well migrant workers are treated by ministry
Originally posted on Yawning Bread:
A divisional director from the Manpower ministry gave testimony last week at the Committee of Inquiry looking into the Little India riot. Based on a…
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