121-125 of 231 matching articles 5 20 100 All 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… Is Africa really urbanising rapidly? Not according to recent data Deborah Potts • 21 February 2012 It is common knowledge that sub-Saharan Africa is urbanising faster than anywhere else in the world ... but what if we're wrong?! 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. Ranking 'Creative Cities': an exercise in futility? Oli Mould • 2 August 2010 Oli Mould reflects on the tendency for policies that seek to boost a city's ranking on 'creative city' league tables to paper over the people and processes responsible for creativity. The secret to Singapore's gridlock-free roads Christopher Tan • 24 March 2010 More vehicles, more trips, more people -- but gridlock remains a rarity. What gives? 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
