Degrowing Our Way to Genuine Progress
Erik Assadourian – Since the very creation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) indicator, people have criticized it as a poor measure of societal progress. Even the father of the … Continue reading
Urban poverty ‘without an outside’?
Dolf te Lintelo – Contemporary urban geography perspectives are very actively seeking for connections rather than posit dichotomies between the urban and the rural, the urban and the suburban, the … Continue reading
Why a war on poor people?
Daniel Little – American conservatives for the past several decades have shown a remarkable hostility to poor people in our country…One piece of the puzzle seems to come down to ideology … Continue reading
Local state constructions of urban citizenship
Liela Groenewald – This study explores local state constructions of citizenship for the residents of informal settlements in urban South Africa during the first decade of local democracy, with a … Continue reading
Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide
The movement to build, support, and sustain liveable cities worldwide is well underway, with individuals all over the globe and across numerous industries committed to leading the charge. Today, we’re … Continue reading
The 7 Points on Alleviating Poverty
Originally posted on Transnational Planning:
The 7 Points to Alleviating Poverty Continuing from the article on the oversimplification of “poverty”, to developing principles that will help navigate the complex landscape…
Women and Land Rights
Women’s land rights remain one of the most important sites of social, political and economic contestation in postcolonial Africa. Land is not only a source of food, employment and income; … Continue reading
Cities and Sustainability: Is Intensification a Good Policy?
Phil McDermott – This post examines the idea that we can promote sustainability by increasing the densities of large cities around their centres. This compact city paradigm presumes that we … Continue reading
The Next Big Infrastructure Crisis? Age-Proofing Our Streets
Emily Badger – Age-proofing cities will be a cultural challenge as much as an urban design one. How do you get urban planners, transportation engineers, and anyone running around a … Continue reading
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