4 matching jobs Director, Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) Director, Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) Contributing Editor at The Global Urbanist BSHF Research Officer (International Programme)
11-15 of 154 matching articles 5 20 100 All Destroying the living city to preserve the past: evicting squatters from the ruins in Hampi Rachel Proctor May • 14 August 2012 When an informal community lives amongst the ruins of an ancient city, how far do we go in bulldozing their homes to protect the heritage of the past? 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. Our cities need a global political debate, not just politically correct ideas Kerwin Datu and Naïk Lashermes • 28 August 2012 Our editors exhort the global urban development community to raise the level of media debate from awareness building to constructive engagement with the political conflicts that confront our cities. Demolition of Makoko, 'the Venice of Lagos', is violence against human rights as well as urban beauty Kerwin Datu • 31 July 2012 This month the Lagos State Government has begun demolishing Makoko, one of the world's most iconic informal settlements, with a violence resulting in at least one death and in contravention of international law. 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. 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
