56-60 of 76 matching articles 5 20 100 All In defence of America's informal settlements: the campers of San Francisco Martha Bridegam • 20 November 2012 We tend to believe that wealthy countries don't have informal settlements. Not only is this false, but it allows western governments to further marginalise an already misunderstood community. In favour of direct aid for cities Rowan Fraser • 14 October 2014 Despite growing numbers of international development organisations focused at the municipal level, donors are still reluctant to provide ODA directly to local governments. The reinvention of Matera: A city whose time has come? Marco Picardi • 13 May 2015 Marco Picardi reflects on the transformation of Matera from an impoverished city where people lived in caves a generation ago to Italy’s next European City of Culture 2012 in review: How democracy is forcing itself onto the global urban agenda Kerwin Datu and Naik Lashermes • 24 December 2012 This year we have been compelled to denounce evictions and discrimination, but have also heard the call that questions of identity cannot be sidestepped. Accepting each other as neighbours: the settlements demonstrating the dignity of informal US housing Martha Bridegam • 18 December 2012 Martha Bridegam describes Dignity Village and other settlements setting out to prove that informal housing can be just as peaceful, lawful and neighbourly as any other residential area. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16