51-55 of 250 matching articles 5 20 100 All The buying and selling of African city futures Kerwin Datu • 12 June 2012 The Economist conference 'Future Cities: managing Africa's urban transformation' was held in Lagos last month. A rosy picture for foreign investors, but what kind of future is being offered the ordinary African? Density promotes sustainability, but does it promote civic engagement? Andy Carr • 4 June 2013 In contrast to Robert Putnam's findings in Bowling Alone, Andy Carr finds that density may indeed encourage greater civic engagement where educational and religious organisations are strong. Parks in Bangalore foster sustainable design Shruthi Guruswamy • 17 February 2015 Architect Shruthi Guruswamy explores how urban design is fostering a sustainable ethos in Bangalore. Shutting in the poor: Beijing's policy for sealing rural migrants into urban villages Constance Bréhaut • 4 December 2012 Rural villages absorbed into China's cities have become thriving rental markets for rural migrants. Beijing's "sealed management" policy seeks to bring them back under state control, as Constance Bréhaut describes. Here to stay: the daily challenges facing Shanghai's 'floating population' Sebastian Schulz • 23 October 2012 Sebastian Schulz meets the informal street vendors and motorcycle taxi drivers of Shanghai and learns how they face daily discrimination at the hands of local police and the hukou household registration system. 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 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
