106-110 of 147 matching articles 5 20 100 All 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. Pay toilets not the solution for everyone in Nairobi's Korogocho slum IRIN • 28 September 2010 Recent reports have outlined the severity of the world's water and sanitation problems, especially in cities such as Nairobi where even the most progressive schemes such as pay toilets may be out of reach for residents. Sustaining London's outer suburbs: should they be independent again? Joe Peach • 13 July 2010 Some outer suburbs should develop transport networks independent of central London, to encourage commercial growth, provide jobs and reduce dependence on private vehicles and cross-city commuting. Relocation policies do not excuse forced evictions, still a denial of human rights Kerwin Datu • 5 July 2010 Forced evictions are usually illegal, yet they are increasingly routine for many governments, assisted by international institutions. Rather than helping governments justify evictions, institutions need to steer governments towards true 'voluntarism'. Why a 100-mile Paris metropole is just a rhetorical dream Kerwin Datu • 4 June 2010 Formally, rhetorically and economically, the 100-mile metropole touted by President Nicolas Sarkozy and his advisor Jacques Attali stands for a lot less than we would like to imagine. 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
