36-40 of 65 matching articles 5 20 100 All DfID withdrawal from UN-HABITAT displays naivety on slums Kerwin Datu • 29 March 2011 DfID's decision to withdraw from UN-HABITAT demonstrates an ignorance of the contradictions in the mainstream development agenda, and the intractability of the problems facing urban areas. Three alternatives for implementing rent control deregulation in Mumbai Robin Houterman • 26 June 2012 While rent control deregulation is needed in Mumbai, the MRTA being proposed will cause too much of a shock. Robin Houterman proposes three alternative strategies. The C40 putting cities at the centre of global climate action Michele Acuto • 2 August 2011 The C40 has pushed through major agreements with the Clinton Foundation and the World Bank. But what are the real purposes of these agreements and where does this put cities on the world stage? 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. Where do city leaders go to learn from each other? Tim Campbell/Citiscope • 1 June 2010 Tim Campbell explains why city leaders are increasingly travelling abroad in search of new solutions: with little time or resources to reinvent the wheel, city leaders need to see solutions in action quickly. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
