1-5 of 67 matching articles 5 20 100 All Sana'a running out of water with no plan to save it IRIN • 23 March 2010 Yemen's world heritage capital city Sana'a is projected to run out of groundwater by 2017, but apart from off-hand proposals to relocate the city or pump desalinated water uphill from the coast, no real plans are in place to save the city in a worst-case scenario. What do pop-up shops and homelessness have in common? Ann Deslandes • 14 February 2012 What do the 'DIY urbanism' movement and homelessness have in common? While DIY urbanism is hailed as a creative force, the homeless are still marginalised in many cities. Putting Johannesburg's slum tenements back in order IRIN • 14 June 2011 Abandoned by owners in the post-Apartheid years, 1,500 buildings in Johannesburg have turned into overcrowded tenements. How Bangalore's non-profit sector is picking up the slack on technical capacity building Kerwin Datu • 14 December 2011 Governments in many places can exhibit a loss in the basic competencies required for effective urban planning. In the UK and India, some of the slack is picked up by the private and non-profit sectors, with surprising and innovative results. Amsterdam's cycling network: no magic pill but still a world-beater Joe Peach • 17 November 2011 Joe Peach casts a critical eye over Amsterdam's cycling network, sketching out its limitations while still admiring its formidable success in moving people onto sustainable transport. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
