6 matching regions Europe and Central Asia Southeast Asia and the Pacific Latin America and the Caribbean Africa and the Middle East Latin America and the Caribbean Europe and Central Asia
5 matching jobs BSHF Research Officer (International Programme) Director, Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) Director, Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) Writer/Editor Contributing Editor at The Global Urbanist
21-25 of 331 matching articles 5 20 100 All Medellín: an urban facelift that's more than skin deep Flavie Halais • 27 November 2012 Eye-catching new architecture is emblematic of Medellín's transformation, but behind it is a program of social and physical interventions and security improvements as Flavie Halais reports. Is being a smart city enough? What about being a truly intelligent community? Robert Bell • 25 February 2013 Robert Bell lays out the case for intelligent communities--cities like Austin using technology to improve education levels and train up their workforce for the knowledge-based digital economy. The global urban agenda must focus on employment and income levels, not just housing and services Kerwin Datu • 7 August 2012 Kerwin Datu argues that the global urban development community has lost sight of its own agenda, and must focus on urban employment and income levels alongside its obsession with housing and services. Post-war reconstruction sowing new divisions in Beirut Tanya Gallo • 10 January 2012 In the first of three articles, Tanya Gallo explores the capitalist redevelopment of downtown Beirut, and how it is threatening to create new segregations between the wealthy and the general public. Unfunded promises and common citizens: slum rehabilitation in Mumbai Sharmeen Contractor and Shilpa Rao • 3 May 2011 Slum residents should be seen not merely as economic assets to the city but as common citizens as capable and as deserving as any other segment of society. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67