61-65 of 134 matching articles 5 20 100 All The problems facing Mumbai's trash economy Lauren Zanolli / Beyond Profit • 6 July 2010 Mumbai is looking to involve the private sector to manage the tons of solid waste it generates every day, but it must be done without marginalising the informal 'ragpickers' who do this work already. In defence of America's informal settlements: the campers of San Francisco Martha Bridegam • 20 November 2012 We tend to believe that wealthy countries don't have informal settlements. Not only is this false, but it allows western governments to further marginalise an already misunderstood community. Too scared to go to the toilet: rape and abuse widespread in Nairobi's slums IRIN • 8 July 2010 Widespread rape and sexual abuse have been documented throughout Nairobi's slums, with many women too scared to use communal toilet facilities due to fear of violence in the underpoliced Kenyan capital. Fast facts on the Dharavi redevelopment Lindsay Clinton / Beyond Profit • 2 July 2010 Work is underway on redeveloping Dharavi, despite division even amongst government supervisors of the plan, with one committee member dead against a project driven by "profit, not rehabilitation". 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?! 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
