1-5 of 50 matching articles 5 20 100 All An urban exemplar in the Middle East: Doha, Qatar Zoe Green • 1 May 2012 Doha is part of Qatar's push to become an urban exemplar for the region, diversifying away from an oil-based economy by investing in education, enterprise, sport, transport and the quality of the public realm. Urban farming more profitable than white-collar jobs for many Congolese IRIN • 28 June 2011 Green space throughout Kinshasa is being transformed into lucrative small urban farming enterprises. Through trial and error, 'smart cities' are slowly getting smarter Zoe Green • 14 December 2011 The 'smart city' concept has existed for several years, but only now, with some trial and error, are we seeing the real fruits of these efforts coming to light. UK devolving more responsibility to local governments but with less money? The 'duty to cooperate' Zoe Green • 28 February 2012 The UK government is abolishing Regional Spatial Strategies, giving greater power to local governments. But with many cross-regional issues remaining, will they be able to fulfil their new roles? Has our focus on housing distracted us? Towards a right to space Kerwin Datu • 17 January 2012 Slum neighbourhoods are teeming with industry and commerce, yet the policy sphere still tends to treat them as residential spaces alone. What are the consequences of this misconception, and is it time to invoke a right to space, not just of housing? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
