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from Polis: Informality and Inclusion1 comment

Josh Grigsby wrote 1 week ago: As I’ve mentioned before, Planologie is an experiment. I knew I wanted to do something, but I … more →

Tags: Polis, Shout-outs, Architecture, basudeb guha-khasnobis, Best Practices, collaborative, decision making process, Design, development

Decentralization

altejeremias wrote 1 month ago: It was Tuesday, November 3 when I saw in the Philippine Daily Inquirer a full-page ad for a petition … more →

Tags: Politics, Society, ONDOY, pepeng, Decentralization, World Bank, Urban Planning

IIED - Water and sanitation in urban Malawi

envhealth@usaid wrote 4 months ago: Water and sanitation in urban Malawi: Can the Millennium Development Goals be met? A study of inform … more →

Tags: Sanitary Facilities, Africa, Progress on Sanitation, Malawi

A trip to Korogocho

Amy Pollock wrote 5 months ago: My final day of filming has involved a journey into Kibera, not only Kenya’s biggest slum, but … more →

Tags: The Shoot, Kenya, access to water, nairobi, Community, Umande Trust, Urban, sanitation

On Kenya’s burgeoning culture and civilisation of poverty1 comment

yipe wrote 6 months ago: Amnesty International recently published a report titled, Kenya: The Unseen Majority: Nairobi’s Two … more →

Tags: Africa, Entrepreneurship, Government, Kenya, poverty, Urban, Youth, Amnesty International, Cities

Research Area

lurgnetwork wrote 6 months ago: Geographical view of the research area of the metropolitan region of Lagos. (pic. googleearth) … more →

Tags: discussion, Lagos, Satellite Lagos, Nigeria, Urban research, urbanism, African cities, Urban Development, Sustainable Development

Kenya - Strategic guidelines for improving water and sanitation services in Nairobi’s informal settlements

envhealth@usaid wrote 8 months ago: Strategic guidelines for improving water and sanitation services in Nairobi’s informal settlements. … more →

Tags: Africa, Kenya, nairobi

from : reconstructione.wordpress.com2 comments

throughhisown wrote 12 months ago: Future of shelter in South Africa | Nov 09th 2008 Are informal settlements a housing solution? Is an … more →

Tags: cape town, South Africa

Informal land markets and poverty alleviation strategies

carlosherreramartin wrote 1 year ago: As I mentioned before this week we will have a paper by Colin Marx on the relationship between infor … more →

Tags: Papers, Africa, Land markets, Property Rights

Tanzania - Life in the "Ghetto"

envhealth@usaid wrote 1 year ago: Arusha, Nov 24, 2008 (Arusha Times/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) – When sections of Arus … more →

Tags: Tanzania, sanitation, water

Back to Kibera1 comment

Sarah Nimo wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I was back in Kibera after a year and one month.  I had forgotten that pull of that place. … more →

Tags: Kenya, Kibera, slums, Lini Saba

Namibia: 'Flying Toilets' a Health Hazard in Informal Settlements2 comments

envhealth@usaid wrote 1 year ago: Sanitation remains a great concern in the country’s informal settlements as many inhabitants r … more →

Tags: Sanitary Facilities, Africa, plastic bags, Namibia, Urban health

Informal residents want houses and toilets - and to be moved out of 'unfit'places

mattmedved wrote 2 years ago: Original Permalink By MATT MEDVED The SA Communist Party held a mass meeting for disgruntled Gugulet … more →

Tags: Cape Argus, South Africa, cape town, Townships

Storms bog down commuters across city

mattmedved wrote 2 years ago: Original Permalink By MATT MEDVED, MZOLISI WITBOOI & SANDISO PHALISO Motorists have been forced … more →

Tags: Cape Argus, South Africa, cape town


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