As the Kumbh Mela festival closes in Allahabad, Kristen Teutonico considers the infrastructure and organisational talent required to support the creation of a tens-of-millions pop-up city every three years, and wonders why the lessons aren't being applied to India's permanent mega-cities.
Eviction of poor residents has been less than expected in the run-up to the World Cup in South Africa, but the urban poor have nonetheless seen little economic benefit from the event.
Having previously cleared informal traders away from World Cup stadiums and fan fests to accommodate FIFA's demands, the cities of Cape Town and Johannesburg have allowed many to return to venue vicinities under an accreditation system.
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Kristen Teutonico received a Master of Architecture at Parsons The New School for Design and recently completed a Fulbright Scholarship in Mumbai.
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