1-5 of 31 matching articles 5 20 100 All Understanding the interpersonal dimension of gender and poverty Kerwin Datu • 10 September 2010 The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty edited by Sylvia Chant explores how some of the noblest intentions in development can be undermined by the interpersonal dimension of poverty. Urban prosperity doesn't automatically mean gender equality Sylvia Chant and Kerwin Datu • 27 September 2011 While there is a strong relationship between increasing urbanisation and increasing prosperity, it cannot be assumed that inequalities such as gender are reduced at the same time. Reflecting on Dharavi: supporting slums as centres for economic growth Julius Gatune, Dinh The Phong and Carlin Carr • 18 October 2011 While economic development policies might contradict and undermine the needs of the urban poor, slums like Dharavi may incubate industries that can export to the world and should be embraced. Bangalore Informal: alternatives for housing design, planning and implementation? James Whitcomb Riley • 17 May 2011 The planning failures that led to the breakdown of the slum redevelopment program in Bangalore. Bullish on Africa's cities: the case of Khartoum, Sudan Kerwin Datu • 1 February 2011 The international community is increasingly optimistic about the wealth generated in Africa's cities. But with rising slum populations projected from the same trends, how shall the former overcome the latter? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
