26-30 of 128 matching articles 5 20 100 All No excuses slum upgrading in São Paulo Fernando Serpone Bueno and Veridiana Sedeh/Citiscope • 24 March 2010 In a fast-urbanising planet, São Paulo develops a model toolkit to improve housing for the poor and dispossessed. 'People Before Profit': what do forced evictions look like? Kerwin Datu • 2 October 2012 Witness' documentary People Before Profit portrays forced evictions around the world, expressing the trauma that citizens feel when their homes and possessions are violently taken from them. Why Toronto grows while Detroit shrinks Isidoros Kyrlangitses • 26 January 2010 Isidoros Kyrlangitses argues that while Detroit's "home rule" status gives local voters greater influence, its pro-residents policies result in population decline, whereas Toronto's limited powers induce a focus on pro-development policies that encourage population growth. Thatcher's legacy and the complex demands of London's housing market Joe Peach • 6 July 2010 The Thatcher Government Housing Act of 1980 allowed council tenants to purchase their own homes at discounted rates. The road to eliminating homelessness by 2030 Tom Archer • 4 March 2016 Tom Archer argues that eliminating homelessness by 2030, a key recommendation of the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, requires committed governments and an active civil society. 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