216-220 of 227 matching articles 5 20 100 All 'Monuments Métropolitains': how suburban landmarks complete our understanding of Grand Paris Isabelle Guillon • 21 August 2012 Isabelle Guillon argues that Grand Paris is understood only when the suburban landscape beyond the Périphérique is absorbed into our concept of the city. India's new Model Residential Tenancy Act: a 'one-size' solution that hardly 'fits all' Robin Houterman • 5 June 2012 While India's new model tenancy act is praised as a liberal solution to the lack of affordable housing, Robin Houterman argues that it will worsen the shortage and weaken low-income households in Mumbai. Chinese development goes west, but is it the western Chinese who benefit? James Patterson-Waterston • 28 February 2012 James Patterson-Waterston revisits Xining and finds that China's plans to bring development to the west are proceeding at such pace that they threaten to marginalise traders and ethnic groups that bring life to the city. What London should have learned from other cities' bike hire schemes Joe Peach • 10 August 2010 Having introduced its cycle hire scheme later than many other cities, London could have built upon the lessons learned overseas. Disappointingly, many are still missing out on this initiative. Ranking 'Creative Cities': an exercise in futility? Oli Mould • 2 August 2010 Oli Mould reflects on the tendency for policies that seek to boost a city's ranking on 'creative city' league tables to paper over the people and processes responsible for creativity. 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
