6-10 of 100 matching articles 5 20 100 All Medellín: an urban facelift that's more than skin deep Flavie Halais • 27 November 2012 Eye-catching new architecture is emblematic of Medellín's transformation, but behind it is a program of social and physical interventions and security improvements as Flavie Halais reports. 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. Last samba in Rio: sanitising the Olympic city's historic port Flavie Halais • 18 December 2012 Flavie Halais takes us to the old port of Rio de Janeiro, where the city's first PPP is threatening the birthplace of samba and the life of the city's oldest favelas. Shock therapy: the pacification of Rio de Janeiro's favelas Flavie Halais • 6 November 2012 Flavie Halais reports on the efficacy of the new Police Pacification Units cleaning up the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and asks why the city's authorities have chosen this time to step up the programme. Boris bikes and cycle superhighways reconsidered Joe Peach • 22 November 2011 A year after the introduction of the Boris bikes and the Cycle Superhighways, Joe Peach reevaluates their impact on Greater London, finding them wanting due to their emphasis on the city centre over suburban areas. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
