96-100 of 128 matching articles 5 20 100 All 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. From pancakes to clusters: why Shanghai needs fiscal decentralisation to achieve its sustainability plans Sebastian Schulz • 11 December 2012 Sebastian Schulz describes how decentralisation without fiscal powers is encouraging districts to undermine the master plan and overdevelop their territories. 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. Not to be taken for granted: what informal waste pickers offer the urban economy Sonia Dias • 27 November 2012 Sonia Dias argues for a holistic approach to solid waste management that recognises the economic and environmental benefits of including informal waste pickers in planning. Here to stay: the daily challenges facing Shanghai's 'floating population' Sebastian Schulz • 23 October 2012 Sebastian Schulz meets the informal street vendors and motorcycle taxi drivers of Shanghai and learns how they face daily discrimination at the hands of local police and the hukou household registration system. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
