41-45 of 65 matching articles 5 20 100 All Pasig river cleanup looks murkier from slum dwellers' perspective Kerwin Datu • 30 April 2010 While Manila's corporate philanthropists such as the ABS-CBN Foundation are to be applauded for tackling some of the biggest development problems in the city, they need to become much more enterprising in how to solve those problems… Last samba in Rio: sanitising the Olympic city's historic port Flavie Halais • 18 December 2012 Flavie Halais takes us to the old port of Rio de Janeiro, where the city's first PPP is threatening the birthplace of samba and the life of the city's oldest favelas. Diversity is not enough: a historically-informed call for civic unity Daniel London • 27 November 2012 Daniel London discusses the settlement houses and social centres of the late 19th century, and how they sought to transform urban diversity into civic unity for broad social reform. Past is more than prologue: how today's urban reformers should learn from history Daniel London • 16 October 2012 Historian Daniel London argues that today's civil leaders could learn a lot from previous generations of social workers who had very similar ideas--and implemented them. Langa township, Cape Town: How do residents rebuild after a shack fire? Andrew Fleming • 3 April 2012 Another shack fire broke out in Cape Town last month, killing one woman and affecting 1,500 residents. Andrew Fleming reports on the City's response, residents' attitudes, and recent initiatives that may alleviate the problem. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13