Enabling grassroots solutions to the urban housing problem
NGOs have a valuable role to play in solving the issues of small-scale rental housing
How to refresh SA’s jaded democracy
We should look to the Philippines, where barangays, or neighbourhood governments, help to empower communities
Delhi health crisis linked to urbanisation
As the city expands, the state’s provision of infrastructure and basic services lags behind
Rural migrants better off in cities
Figures show that those who moved had a much better chance of escaping from poverty
Medellín’s ‘social urbanism’ a model for city transformation
The city of Medellín in Colombia has been transformed by strategies for people, places and jobs, writes Ivan Turok.
Rio+20 is over and now the real work starts
There is no blueprint for the green economy, and success will involve tough choices, writes Ivan Turok and Leanne Seeliger.