6-10 of 65 matching articles 5 20 100 All Reforming the world's city networks, part 2: how to make global urban governance powerful? Andrew Stevens and Jonas Schorr • 18 April 2012 Andrew Stevens and Jonas Schorr argue that instead of grandiose schemes like a global senate of mayors, we must concentrate on creating popular demand for city networking, and giving more power and visibility to existing efforts. Another round of elections, another round of unabashed populism in Mumbai Shilpa Rao and Anay Joglekar • 31 January 2012 There is no better time to witness the shortsightedness of governments than around elections. With municipal elections just around the corner in Mumbai, a whole raft of new promises are being made to certain slum dwellers... Vila Autódromo: one community taking a stand against Olympic gentrification in Rio de Janeiro Maureen M. Donaghy • 25 September 2012 A visit to the community that is challenging the Rio government's redevelopment plans for the Olympic Park site with its own People's Plan that promises to be more cost effective. Climate-proofing the city: three simple ideas from Delhi Abby Callard / Beyond Profit • 29 September 2010 This month Delhi played host to the International Workshop on Sustainable and Climate Resilient Urban Development, bringing together think tanks, municipalities and others to envision climate-resilient solutions to urban planning problems. ANC's legitimacy to represent the poor challenged by local shack dwellers' movement IRIN • 21 April 2010 The rise of a "militant non-aligned social movement", Abahlali Basemjondolo, in KwaZulu-Natal has challenged the idea that the ANC represent the poor. Its well-organised protests have attracted violent police retaliation, unlike the marches organised by ANC-aligned trade unions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
