21-25 of 147 matching articles 5 20 100 All Cities are places where the powerless can shape history: the Right to the City in the 21st Century Alia Dharssi • 3 December 2014 Alia Dharssi caught up with sociologist Saskia Sassen at the London School of Economic’s Urban Age Conference in New Delhi on November 15th. She talks about the governance challenges facing the world’s cities today and the ways in which average people can voice their concerns in the face of big money. Reflecting on Dharavi: supporting slums as centres for economic growth Julius Gatune, Dinh The Phong and Carlin Carr • 18 October 2011 While economic development policies might contradict and undermine the needs of the urban poor, slums like Dharavi may incubate industries that can export to the world and should be embraced. Nigerians declaring "zones of peace" in the city of Jos to prevent the return of violence IRIN • 27 May 2010 A report on peacemaking efforts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, where the local community is building programmes to mediate conflicts before they turn to violence and trying to re-engage young men in employment and training. 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. In favour of direct aid for cities Rowan Fraser • 14 October 2014 Despite growing numbers of international development organisations focused at the municipal level, donors are still reluctant to provide ODA directly to local governments. 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
