6-10 of 84 matching articles 5 20 100 All Portrayal of slums won't deter investors; Nigerian govt needs to focus on policies for its own people Rolake Rosiji • 11 May 2010 Rolake Rosiji argues that the Nigerian government needn't worry about foreign investors' perceptions of slums, since this has not deterred investment in India and China. Strange plans to gentrify Hackney will exacerbate inequality yet may create needed jobs Frances Brill • 6 August 2013 Frances Brill wonders whether the plans to deliberately gentrify the areas most affected by London's riots will target investment to the creation of badly needed jobs. Nationally significant infrastructure projects: Another dent in the UK's localism agenda? James Patterson-Waterston • 14 May 2013 With investment capital scarce after the global financial crisis, the UK's localism agenda is starting to look unaffordable, with campaigns to make all sorts of projects look like NSIPs to attract funding. Converting London's offices to residential: housing solution or commercial disaster? Zoe Green • 28 March 2013 The UK Government wants to make it easier to convert offices to residential use, but it runs the risk of turning valuable commercial space into more empty houses. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
