1-5 of 80 matching articles 5 20 100 All Uganda piloting GIS technology to transform land management Jack Makau / Shack/Slum Dwellers International • 22 February 2011 An experiment to use GIS systems to capture real occupancy and ownership patterns in Uganda's cities, a major step towards formalising the interests of up to 200,000 households. How ill-conceived land regulations have choked Mumbai Sharmeen Contractor and Shilpa Rao • 26 April 2011 How badly designed land regulations have backfired time and again, ballooning the price of land and forcing millions into the informal sector. 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 can we reimagine public space accessible to all citizens of Beirut? Tanya Gallo • 24 January 2012 How can we reimagine a public space divided by civil war, sectarianism and redevelopment? Rather than sophisticated urban design, Tanya Gallo argues that allowing public space to retain its indeterminacy will keep it accessible for all citizens. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
