Posts Tagged: slums
Diary from Mumbai: Part I
By: Ariana K MacPherson **Cross-posted from the SDI blog** Mumbai has a constant buzz. That is the best way to put it. The city is always moving, coming and going in all directions And full of light. I arrived in
Diary from Mumbai: Part I
By: Ariana K MacPherson **Cross-posted from the SDI blog** Mumbai has a constant buzz. That is the best way to put it. The city is always moving, coming and going in all directions And full of light. I arrived in
Crossing Borders: The Power of an Exchange
*Cross posted from SDI blog* Espina stands. She tells us that she is positive – that she tells women in her community she is not ashamed, and that because she takes care of herself, she does not look sick, “Do
Crossing Borders: The Power of an Exchange
*Cross posted from SDI blog* Espina stands. She tells us that she is positive – that she tells women in her community she is not ashamed, and that because she takes care of herself, she does not look sick, “Do
An Update from the Field: Cape Town & Namibia
As some of you may know, I have had the wonderful opportunity to take up work at the Secretariat of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), “a network of community-based organizations of the urban poor in 33 countries in Africa, Asia, and
An Update from the Field: Cape Town & Namibia
As some of you may know, I have had the wonderful opportunity to take up work at the Secretariat of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), “a network of community-based organizations of the urban poor in 33 countries in Africa, Asia, and
Quote: On Slums
I have been working over the past few weeks on a report for short term consulting job that analyzes slum upgrading policies across Asia (hence my hiatus from blogging). As I sifted through past research projects I came across this
Quote: On Slums
I have been working over the past few weeks on a report for short term consulting job that analyzes slum upgrading policies across Asia (hence my hiatus from blogging). As I sifted through past research projects I came across this
On Informality
Taguig City, Manila, Philippines I must apologize for my recent absence from posting. Luckily, it is due only to good things. As others have mentioned, the past month or so has been consumed with graduating from NYU Wagner’s Master of
On Informality
Taguig City, Manila, Philippines I must apologize for my recent absence from posting. Luckily, it is due only to good things. As others have mentioned, the past month or so has been consumed with graduating from NYU Wagner’s Master of
Housing Lessons for India from Hernando De Soto and Singapore
How to upgrade slums and provide public housing in megacities is still an unsolved puzzle, yet a few key theories have emerged. I just came across an opinion piece where Sanjeev Sanyal compares two divergent models for slum upgrading: Peruvian
Housing Lessons for India from Hernando De Soto and Singapore
How to upgrade slums and provide public housing in megacities is still an unsolved puzzle, yet a few key theories have emerged. I just came across an opinion piece where Sanjeev Sanyal compares two divergent models for slum upgrading: Peruvian
UNEP Map: Slum Population of Africa
Usually Asia and not Africa comes to mind when we hear about rapid urbanization. UN-HABITAT however, warns that over the next 40 years Africa’s urban population will triple. With this trend in mind the results of Riccardo Pravettoni’s map below
UNEP Map: Slum Population of Africa
Usually Asia and not Africa comes to mind when we hear about rapid urbanization. UN-HABITAT however, warns that over the next 40 years Africa’s urban population will triple. With this trend in mind the results of Riccardo Pravettoni’s map below
If the City is an Equation where do slums fit in?
When I first read about Geoffrey West’s plan to “solve the city” I was not too surprised by the his idea of metropolis as a “sprawling organism,” and thus the reason cities keep on growing, “is their ability to create
If the City is an Equation where do slums fit in?
When I first read about Geoffrey West’s plan to “solve the city” I was not too surprised by the his idea of metropolis as a “sprawling organism,” and thus the reason cities keep on growing, “is their ability to create
Visiting Navotas: The Slums of Manila
In the third and final article of his series on Manila, the capital mega-city region of the Philippines, Australian urban planner Marcus Tudehope ventures to Navotas, one of the seventeen cities that make of the Metro Manila region. The slums
Visiting Navotas: The Slums of Manila
In the third and final article of his series on Manila, the capital mega-city region of the Philippines, Australian urban planner Marcus Tudehope ventures to Navotas, one of the seventeen cities that make of the Metro Manila region. The slums
City Beautiful: Slum Aesthetics (Part 1)
This is the first of two posts on outsiders and art in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum. I recently checked out a screening of Dharavi: Slum for Sale, where director Lutz Konermann was on hand afterward to discuss his film documenting the
City Beautiful: Slum Aesthetics (Part 1)
This is the first of two posts on outsiders and art in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum. I recently checked out a screening of Dharavi: Slum for Sale, where director Lutz Konermann was on hand afterward to discuss his film documenting the
Encountering Urbanization 