1-5 of 130 matching articles 5 20 100 All An urban exemplar in the Middle East: Doha, Qatar Zoe Green • 1 May 2012 Doha is part of Qatar's push to become an urban exemplar for the region, diversifying away from an oil-based economy by investing in education, enterprise, sport, transport and the quality of the public realm. Setting the global urban agenda: dealing with complexity Yusaf Samiullah • 20 December 2011 Yusaf Samiullah OBE argues for the complexity of urban environments, stating that this is what international development organisations must apprehend and address if they are to improve the quality of urban livelihoods. Who sets the global urban agenda? The role of sectoral lobbies, local politicians and global institutions Alan Gilbert • 20 December 2011 Alan Gilbert doesn't believe there is one, but if one must speak of a global urban agenda, he would point to local private sector lobbies as the common force driving similar agendas in cities around the world. 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. Urban poverty alleviation in India: softening the rural-urban divide Charis Elizabeth Idicheria • 8 May 2012 Simply creating urban policies that parallel India's rural policies won't fully solve the problem of urban poverty, especially when migrants and other groups fall into the cracks between the two policy regimes. 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
