5 matching jobs BSHF Research Officer (International Programme) Contributing Editor at The Global Urbanist Writer/Editor Director, Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) Director, Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF)
186-190 of 223 matching articles 5 20 100 All Filling the gap in Cape Town's housing market: affordable homes in the inner suburbs Andrew Fleming • 8 November 2011 Andrew Fleming explores the possibilities for the 'affordable' housing market in the inner city, where new financial instruments and governance models are improving access for lower-income families. The slow-moving beast of urban political science Kerwin Datu • 31 May 2011 The Politics of Urban Governance by Jon Pierre leaves too many questions unanswered to bring any new energy to the science of urban politics. Pay toilets not the solution for everyone in Nairobi's Korogocho slum IRIN • 28 September 2010 Recent reports have outlined the severity of the world's water and sanitation problems, especially in cities such as Nairobi where even the most progressive schemes such as pay toilets may be out of reach for residents. What's wrong with renting? Home ownership not the only solution for India's slum dwellers Asako Matsukawa / Beyond Profit • 9 July 2010 Governments often assume that home ownership is the main tool for housing their urban poor, but this neglects the usefulness of renting, which is important at all income levels. As if climate change flooding wasn't enough: preparing Dhaka for a major earthquake IRIN • 18 June 2010 Aware that an earthquake like Haiti's could strike Dhaka, a city seven times more populous, engineers and government leaders in the Bangladeshi capital are discussing how to reinforce buildings and prepare emergency services, to prevent tragedy on an unimaginable scale. 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
