1-5 of 95 matching articles 5 20 100 All "We can buy ourselves 300 years" say planners on fighting rising sea levels in delta cities Anthony Flint/Citiscope • 16 June 2010 As coastal and delta cities face the impacts of rising sea levels due to climate change, planners are readying with a combination of sea wall solutions, ecological engineering and urban design, which one says will buy us three centuries of security. The waterline is rising on environmental risks threatening Bangkok's successful MRT Rowan Fraser • 23 July 2013 Bangkok's MRT deploys simple measures for effective flood risk control, however, with expansions planned, concern is emerging over its responses to climate change, earthquake risk and rising sea levels. Is vertical living a solution for London's strained housing stock? Zoe Green • 24 July 2012 A new generation of apartment towers are rising above London. Is this the answer to London's housing crisis? And is social cohesion being reinforced or jettisoned at the same time? The City Effect: rapid urbanisation raises questions about how much urban government is enough Alia Dharssi • 17 February 2015 The idea of empowering city governments is a thrown around a lot these days in urbanite circles. But where should the line between local and higher levels of government begin and end? Alia Dharssi reports on the debate. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
