76-80 of 251 matching articles 5 20 100 All Has the "broken windows" theory of policing finally been fixed? Drew Reed • 12 September 2013 New research suggests that the successes of the "broken windows" theory in reducing crime might have been down to coincidences including, interestingly, the removal of lead from gasoline. DfID withdrawal from UN-HABITAT displays naivety on slums Kerwin Datu • 29 March 2011 DfID's decision to withdraw from UN-HABITAT demonstrates an ignorance of the contradictions in the mainstream development agenda, and the intractability of the problems facing urban areas. Righting the ship of good urban planning: Newport News rediscovers the wisdom of its street grids Andy Carr • 16 July 2013 After decades of shipyard expansion, suburban sprawl and segregation, the city is doing its best to learn from its original street grid and reintegrate its neighbourhoods. Taking the car out of Corbusier: a car-free sector planned for Chandigarh Henrik Valeur • 9 April 2013 Henrik Valeur presents a well-developed proposal to turn one "sector" in Chandigarh into a car-free area, and the confused behaviour of the authorities attempting to implement the idea. The death and life of Jane Jacobs critiques Oli Mould • 24 May 2011 Sharon Zukin's Naked City: the death and life of authentic urban places, reads like a character assassination of New York City, tearing through a few myths of Jane Jacobs' on the way. 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