161-165 of 251 matching articles 5 20 100 All Grey water baths and itchy skin: life without sanitation in Jakarta's slums IRIN • 17 April 2010 In slums entirely without sanitation and drinking supplies, NGOs such as Mercy Corps are focusing on low-cost health programmes such as hygiene training to prevent the spread of disease, while waiting for the government to catch up with their long-term infrastructure planning. Corruption, conflict and disease: the consequences of water crises in slums IRIN • 23 March 2010 Two new reports this week renew focus on the growing possibility of water crises emerging in developing-world cities, and suggests a few 'quick wins' to stave off these long-term threats with cheap, low-tech solutions. Inequality between Detroit and its suburbs is crossing the line Jay Walljasper / Citiwire • 16 August 2010 Jay Walljasper takes a tour from one side of a street to another, alarmed that society could allow such disparities that between struggling Detroit and its affluent suburb of Grosse Pointe. Ranking 'Creative Cities': an exercise in futility? Oli Mould • 2 August 2010 Oli Mould reflects on the tendency for policies that seek to boost a city's ranking on 'creative city' league tables to paper over the people and processes responsible for creativity. Mayors don't need the help of a World Association of Cities Andrew Stevens and Jonas Schorr • 3 September 2013 Andrew Stevens and Jonas Schorr remain unconvinced of the need for a World Association of Cities as Benjamin Barber proposes in his forthcoming book. 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
