31-35 of 76 matching articles 5 20 100 All Istanbul and Rio protests show that "cities matter", but urbanists shouldn't be too triumphant Kerwin Datu • 25 June 2013 It's too easy to overlay an urbanist narrative onto the past month's protests. It's more important to see how the protests contradict even some pro-urban discourses, and to reform the world's police forces. 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. Can you have a private city? The political implications of 'smart city' technology Andrew Comer and Kerwin Datu • 17 February 2011 The political questions that face local authorities seeking to implement 'smart city' technologies within their cities. LSE Urban Age: Spatial planning one of few clear solutions for climate change Alia Dharssi • 20 November 2014 A well-planned response to the unprecedented expansion of cities may hold the key to responding to climate change and other challenges of the 21st century. How street vendors and urban planners can work together Sally Roever • 13 November 2012 Sally Roever shows how an inclusive attitude towards street vendors and an understanding of how they fit into the urban economy and streetscape has improved livelihoods dramatically. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16