161-165 of 253 matching articles 5 20 100 All Zimbabwe's evicted slum dwellers still homeless after five years IRIN • 24 May 2010 Five years after Operation Murambatsvina cleared Zimbabwe's cities of its slum settlements and backyard shacks, thousands of evicted slum dwellers remain homeless, despite rehousing attempts by the government. Why being in the middle of nowhere is smarter than it used to be Robert Bell • 11 March 2014 Just as mass production moved into rural areas after its invention in cities, so too may high tech services move into the countryside as broadband spreads out into sparsely populated areas. Filling the gap in Cape Town's housing market: affordable homes in the inner suburbs Andrew Fleming • 8 November 2011 Andrew Fleming explores the possibilities for the 'affordable' housing market in the inner city, where new financial instruments and governance models are improving access for lower-income families. 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. 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