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
141-145 of 331 matching articles 5 20 100 All Reforming the world's city networks, part 2: how to make global urban governance powerful? Andrew Stevens and Jonas Schorr • 18 April 2012 Andrew Stevens and Jonas Schorr argue that instead of grandiose schemes like a global senate of mayors, we must concentrate on creating popular demand for city networking, and giving more power and visibility to existing efforts. Asian cities some of the worst and best places to be during a disaster IRIN • 25 October 2010 The 2010 World Disasters Report highlights the "urban risk divide" between wealthy cities like Tokyo and poorer cities like Kathmandu, Manila and Jakarta which would face serious losses in any emergency. Not to be taken for granted: what informal waste pickers offer the urban economy Sonia Dias • 27 November 2012 Sonia Dias argues for a holistic approach to solid waste management that recognises the economic and environmental benefits of including informal waste pickers in planning. Who will plan Africa's cities? Changing the way urban planning is taught in African universities Vanessa Watson and Babatunde Agbola • 26 November 2013 Vanessa Watson and Babatunde Agbola discuss how the Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) hopes to transform the continent's planning paradigm starting with the professional education system. Small spike in xenophobic attacks after end of World Cup IRIN • 15 July 2010 A spike in violence has followed the close of the World Cup, with many Zimbabweans returning home to escape harm. But, unlike in 2008, police were prepared to subdue violence and prevent it spreading. 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
