21-25 of 128 matching articles 5 20 100 All The slow-moving beast of urban political science Kerwin Datu • 31 May 2011 The Politics of Urban Governance by Jon Pierre leaves too many questions unanswered to bring any new energy to the science of urban politics. What's wrong with renting? Home ownership not the only solution for India's slum dwellers Asako Matsukawa / Beyond Profit • 9 July 2010 Governments often assume that home ownership is the main tool for housing their urban poor, but this neglects the usefulness of renting, which is important at all income levels. 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. The centre reigns supreme: how a polycentric urban plan for Beijing was lost Jinxi Chen • 10 July 2012 Jinxi Chen takes us on a modern history tour of Beijing's urban structure, arguing that Mao's efforts to rebuild the centre preserved a concentric structure that could not work well for contemporary Beijing. The safety of women taxi drivers: perspectives from behind the wheel Jacqueline Leavitt • 28 February 2013 Jacqueline Leavitt meets with women taxi drivers in San Francisco and Chicago to learn how they deal with safety risks on the public streets. 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
