11-15 of 19 matching articles 5 20 100 All 2012 in review: How democracy is forcing itself onto the global urban agenda Kerwin Datu and Naik Lashermes • 24 December 2012 This year we have been compelled to denounce evictions and discrimination, but have also heard the call that questions of identity cannot be sidestepped. Mumbai and Kerala's Dial 1298 for Ambulance is a model for developing cities worldwide Sheila Ochugboju • 25 October 2011 Sheila Ochugboju sees much to admire in Mumbai's Dial 1298 for Ambulance but fears the middle class is too small in her own Accra for the model to be replicable there. DfID withdrawal from UN-HABITAT displays naivety on slums Kerwin Datu • 29 March 2011 DfID's decision to withdraw from UN-HABITAT demonstrates an ignorance of the contradictions in the mainstream development agenda, and the intractability of the problems facing urban areas. Asian cities some of the worst and best places to be during a disaster IRIN • 25 October 2010 The 2010 World Disasters Report highlights the "urban risk divide" between wealthy cities like Tokyo and poorer cities like Kathmandu, Manila and Jakarta which would face serious losses in any emergency. As if climate change flooding wasn't enough: preparing Dhaka for a major earthquake IRIN • 18 June 2010 Aware that an earthquake like Haiti's could strike Dhaka, a city seven times more populous, engineers and government leaders in the Bangladeshi capital are discussing how to reinforce buildings and prepare emergency services, to prevent tragedy on an unimaginable scale. 1 2 3 4
