101-105 of 105 matching articles 5 20 100 All Transformative urbanism: Cairo's women-only metro carriages Mae Wiskin • 18 August 2015 Seven years after the introduction of Women-Only Metro carriages in Cairo, former resident Mae Wiskin explores what this intervention means for the city, public space and gender politics within Cairo and Egypt as a whole. The long view of London Simon Hicks • 1 November 2015 Simon Hicks charts the transformations that have taken place in London over the past 400 years against the physical backdrop of the city and considers what the emerging skyline can tell us about London today. The Draw of Difference Julia Borowicz • 21 August 2016 Looking at the recent transformation of Williamsburg in New-York, Julia Borowicz questions the perceived authenticity of trendy post-industrial neighbourhoods. She invites us to look beyond the aesthetic, and understands what makes attractive spaces. The mega-regions of Africa in global perspective: an interview with Edgar Pieterse Kerwin Datu • 24 March 2010 On the occasion of the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Kerwin Datu speaks with Professor Edgar Pieterse, director of the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town, on retheorising the African city, the politics of Africa's mega-regions… Accepting each other as neighbours: the settlements demonstrating the dignity of informal US housing Martha Bridegam • 18 December 2012 Martha Bridegam describes Dignity Village and other settlements setting out to prove that informal housing can be just as peaceful, lawful and neighbourly as any other residential area. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
