146-150 of 250 matching articles 5 20 100 All Seeking a global urban agenda: The Global Urbanist Debates Kerwin Datu • 22 November 2011 Who sets the global urban agenda? What are the world's urban priorities? What should they be? Three international experts and a roomful of readers battled out these questions and more. Zimbabwe's evicted slum dwellers still homeless after five years IRIN • 24 May 2010 Five years after Operation Murambatsvina cleared Zimbabwe's cities of its slum settlements and backyard shacks, thousands of evicted slum dwellers remain homeless, despite rehousing attempts by the government. Why Toronto grows while Detroit shrinks Isidoros Kyrlangitses • 26 January 2010 Isidoros Kyrlangitses argues that while Detroit's "home rule" status gives local voters greater influence, its pro-residents policies result in population decline, whereas Toronto's limited powers induce a focus on pro-development policies that encourage population growth. Unfunded promises and common citizens: slum rehabilitation in Mumbai Sharmeen Contractor and Shilpa Rao • 3 May 2011 Slum residents should be seen not merely as economic assets to the city but as common citizens as capable and as deserving as any other segment of society. Corruption, conflict and disease: the consequences of water crises in slums IRIN • 23 March 2010 Two new reports this week renew focus on the growing possibility of water crises emerging in developing-world cities, and suggests a few 'quick wins' to stave off these long-term threats with cheap, low-tech solutions. 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 46 47 48 49 50
