26-30 of 105 matching articles 5 20 100 All Through trial and error, 'smart cities' are slowly getting smarter Zoe Green • 14 December 2011 The 'smart city' concept has existed for several years, but only now, with some trial and error, are we seeing the real fruits of these efforts coming to light. Who sets the global urban agenda? The role of sectoral lobbies, local politicians and global institutions Alan Gilbert • 20 December 2011 Alan Gilbert doesn't believe there is one, but if one must speak of a global urban agenda, he would point to local private sector lobbies as the common force driving similar agendas in cities around the world. Sistren Theatre Collective: bringing street violence into the spotlight Pamela Ransom • 19 February 2013 Pamela Ransom examines the work of the Sistren Theatre Collective, which uses street-based theatre to encourage communities to discuss the safety of their streets. Learning from Typhoon Haiyan: risk and resilience in emerging secondary cities Lily Song • 29 April 2014 Lily Song learns how Tacloban and other secondary cities can improve their ability to cope with emergency challenges which would be daunting even for the world's largest mega-cities. The road to Habitat III: a wake-up call to the New Urban Agenda Kerwin Datu • 22 April 2014 We set out our intentions for the next two years leading to Habitat III in 2016, with a call to think beyond the tick-a-box approach to the Habitat Agenda currently being encouraged. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
