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146-150 of 223 matching articles 5 20 100 All Temporary initiatives need a permanent place in urban creativity policies Oli Mould • 22 May 2012 While 'creative city' policies have become ubiquitous, temporary and 'pop-up' initiatives are spreading even more quickly. Oli Mould argues that it might be time to embrace these initiatives as an ongoing force for urban renewal. Worst fears abated for World Cup relocations Benjamin Bradlow / Shack/Slum Dwellers International • 1 July 2010 Eviction of poor residents has been less than expected in the run-up to the World Cup in South Africa, but the urban poor have nonetheless seen little economic benefit from the event. "Highways, houses and hedges" or "trains, towers and trees"? Vishaan Chakrabarti's A Country of Cities Marc Norman • 9 July 2013 Vishaan Chakrabarti's new book A Country of Cities: a manifesto for an urban America, celebrates the Manhattanisation of US cities as an economically rational antidote to the damaging health and environmental effects of sprawl. Colombo's growth pains: what is really meant by "rehabilitation"? Marco Picardi • 22 July 2014 Five years out from the civil war, Marco Picardi recalls his tour of the capital, where billboards paper over an all-too-common logic of modernisation, eviction, and lack of compensation. Historic preservation: an integral ingredient in solving the contemporary urban plight Gabrielle M. Peterson • 23 February 2016 In discussing the scope and meaning of historic preservation, Gabrielle M. Peterson reminds us of how it can help solve multi-dimensional urban plight. 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
