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
96-100 of 331 matching articles 5 20 100 All 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. The waterline is rising on environmental risks threatening Bangkok's successful MRT Rowan Fraser • 23 July 2013 Bangkok's MRT deploys simple measures for effective flood risk control, however, with expansions planned, concern is emerging over its responses to climate change, earthquake risk and rising sea levels. Urban poverty alleviation in India: softening the rural-urban divide Charis Elizabeth Idicheria • 8 May 2012 Simply creating urban policies that parallel India's rural policies won't fully solve the problem of urban poverty, especially when migrants and other groups fall into the cracks between the two policy regimes. Reflecting on Dharavi: supporting slums as centres for economic growth Julius Gatune, Dinh The Phong and Carlin Carr • 18 October 2011 While economic development policies might contradict and undermine the needs of the urban poor, slums like Dharavi may incubate industries that can export to the world and should be embraced. Thinking positively about housing for World AIDS Day Noemi Reiner • 29 November 2011 While most are aware of the need for education and prevention, Noemi Reiner of ARCHIVE highlights the need for stable housing for people living with HIV/AIDS to lower transmission rates and reduce the physical and emotional risks of disease and stress. 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