136-140 of 227 matching articles 5 20 100 All The global urban agenda must focus on employment and income levels, not just housing and services Kerwin Datu • 7 August 2012 Kerwin Datu argues that the global urban development community has lost sight of its own agenda, and must focus on urban employment and income levels alongside its obsession with housing and services. Too scared to go to the toilet: rape and abuse widespread in Nairobi's slums IRIN • 8 July 2010 Widespread rape and sexual abuse have been documented throughout Nairobi's slums, with many women too scared to use communal toilet facilities due to fear of violence in the underpoliced Kenyan capital. 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. Radically modernised bus system should be part of solution for London's transport Joe Peach • 20 July 2010 To get the greatest efficiencies out of London's bus system, radical new technologies should be implemented, including displaying the number of passengers on each bus, smartphone apps, and optically-guided kerbside stopping for accessibility. European cities getting smarter about parking policy Kerwin Datu • 8 February 2011 Congestion charging isn't the only way to disincentivise drivers. Many cities are being very clever with parking policy, using pricing, regulations and design to make commuters think twice about relying on their cars. 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
