56-60 of 95 matching articles 5 20 100 All Fixing the global urban agenda: a personal view Geoffrey Payne • 20 December 2011 Eminent housing and urban development consultant Geoffrey Payne offers a personal view on the international framework governing the global urban agenda. Reinventing the shack will not get the poor out of slum conditions Kerwin Datu • 31 August 2010 Vijay Govindarajan's proposal to design a $300 one-room shed to solve the world's housing problems is riddled with stereotypes and prejudices. Chicago a surprise leader on climate change Jay Walljasper/Citiscope • 24 March 2010 Chicago models an ambitious Climate Action Plan to slash carbon emissions and handle warming The Royal Docks: a third international business district for London? Zoe Green • 27 August 2013 The Royal Docks in east London were left behind by the containerisation of shipping. In the wake of the Olympics, planning efforts and business investment is once again focused on the area. The horrendous costs to human health of motorised transportation in (Indian) cities Henrik Valeur • 26 March 2013 Henrik Valeur confronts us with the health problems caused by motorised transportation, suggesting that mobility may not be about the balance between public and private, but between motorised and non-motorised. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19