6-10 of 147 matching articles 5 20 100 All NGOs in Manila unite the poor to fight for housing rights Abidemi Coker • 23 November 2016 Abidemi Coker discusses how NGOs in Manila are mobilizing poor urban residents to work together in community associations so they can access land and housing. Last samba in Rio: sanitising the Olympic city's historic port Flavie Halais • 18 December 2012 Flavie Halais takes us to the old port of Rio de Janeiro, where the city's first PPP is threatening the birthplace of samba and the life of the city's oldest favelas. How can Detroit stop speculators from blocking its consolidation plan? Isidoros Kyrlangitses • 8 March 2011 Mayor Bing has been trying to resume and demolish blighted neighbourhoods, but is being frustrated by speculators. How might the Land bank be used to redistribute land and skirt the problem? A city doesn't need a centre! (But it does need realistic planning) Kerwin Datu • 29 July 2010 The cities of the twenty-first century are too big for the old hub-and-spokes models; cities like Los Angeles, London and Sydney should be planned as tapestries, with ruthless disregard for the traditional dominance of our city centres. How cities can embrace urban agriculture and weaken the grip of 'big food' Mike Duff • 25 August 2010 Many governments are encouraging agriculture in urban areas--so long as it doesn't challenge the status quo. Cities must learn to embrace 'urban ag' movements to engage citizens, and the key challenge will be regulation that permits new land uses. 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
