11-15 of 55 matching articles 5 20 100 All 'Monuments Métropolitains': how suburban landmarks complete our understanding of Grand Paris Isabelle Guillon • 21 August 2012 Isabelle Guillon argues that Grand Paris is understood only when the suburban landscape beyond the Périphérique is absorbed into our concept of the city. How can Detroit stop speculators from blocking its consolidation plan? Isidoros Kyrlangitses • 8 March 2011 Mayor Bing has been trying to resume and demolish blighted neighbourhoods, but is being frustrated by speculators. How might the Land bank be used to redistribute land and skirt the problem? Why Toronto grows while Detroit shrinks Isidoros Kyrlangitses • 26 January 2010 Isidoros Kyrlangitses argues that while Detroit's "home rule" status gives local voters greater influence, its pro-residents policies result in population decline, whereas Toronto's limited powers induce a focus on pro-development policies that encourage population growth. How grassroots women are raising awareness and enlisting authorities against growing violence in Peru Elizabeth L. Sweet • 18 March 2013 Elizabeth L. Sweet talks to three grassroots leaders in Lima who explain how violence against women is on the rise in Peru, and the techniques they use to address it. Inspiring urbanists: John F. C. Turner and the right to control one's own housing process Miranda Iossifidis and Geoffrey Payne • 24 January 2012 There are many celebrated ideas and personalities in urban development, but how many survive the test of time? Two writers reflect on the legacy of John Turner, a quiet hero of global urbanism. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
