66-70 of 227 matching articles 5 20 100 All "Bat people" and "floating houses": hope in the lowliest of Manila's slums Marcus Tudehope • 29 March 2011 A call for planners and advocates to recognise the compatibility of their goals and those of Manila's most forgotten slums communities. Is being a smart city enough? What about being a truly intelligent community? Robert Bell • 25 February 2013 Robert Bell lays out the case for intelligent communities--cities like Austin using technology to improve education levels and train up their workforce for the knowledge-based digital economy. 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. The secret to Singapore's gridlock-free roads Christopher Tan • 24 March 2010 More vehicles, more trips, more people -- but gridlock remains a rarity. What gives? Health and sanitation is an economic right as well--just ask Ghanaian food sellers Laura Alfers • 6 November 2012 Whereas governments are quick to scapegoat the chop bar owners of Accra, in reality they spend onerous sums of money on sanitation, an effort which should be supported by health policy. 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
