31-35 of 265 matching articles 5 20 100 All Smart cities and the plight of cultural authenticity Kris Hartley • 24 March 2015 As Asian countries join together to build "smart" urban developments, Kris Hartley explains why planners should heed the lessons of colonial history when it comes to such projects. Past is more than prologue: how today's urban reformers should learn from history Daniel London • 16 October 2012 Historian Daniel London argues that today's civil leaders could learn a lot from previous generations of social workers who had very similar ideas--and implemented them. Historic preservation: an integral ingredient in solving the contemporary urban plight Gabrielle M. Peterson • 23 February 2016 In discussing the scope and meaning of historic preservation, Gabrielle M. Peterson reminds us of how it can help solve multi-dimensional urban plight. 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. How do we reconcile the planner's perceptions with the slum dwellers' reality? India's Rajiv Awas Yojana Mukta Naik • 13 March 2012 The Government of India has launched a grand housing scheme for a 'slum-free India'. But can grand schemes work when planners and policymakers neither understand the reality of the urban poor nor connect to their aspirations? 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 51 52 53
