Excellent paper!
"The social cleansing of London council estates: everyday experiences of ‘accumulative dispossession’ "https://t.co/JXlAzM02sf
@LorettaCLees
AMA REGISTERS 472 ‘BORLA TAXI’ OPERATORS
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in pursuit of the ‘Clean Accra Project’ has so far registered 472 Private Waste Collectors popularly called ‘Borla Taxis’ who... https://t.co/EaAZBWMXpf
Why not start 2019 by expanding your knowledge of development and planning in African cities: join our #MOOC! It's free, and launches on 21st Jan. Sign up now! https://t.co/om5DBqicny
@dpu_ucl @BartlettUCL @nusierraleone @UCLopenaccess @FutureLearn@BritishCouncil
World Bank Report “Changing the Environmental Trajectory to Build Sustainable Cities in Africa” offers insight into challenges inherent in modern building practices in Sub-Saharan Africa https://t.co/sGMm1ryylZ #urban#cities#Africa#climatechange#buildings
Global Covenant of Mayors report highlights the co-benefits of urban climate policies for economic growth, job creation and public health https://t.co/FIJm2HiEPS #urban#cities#economic#growth#publichealth
Daily commuting time increase from 1990 to 2015:
#MexicoCity
92 >>> 136 minutes
#Shanghai
74 >>> 102 minutes
Conflicts of an @UrbanAge_#exhibition at @ArupPhase2 explores how #cities across the world have changed in the last 25 years.
#UrbanAge
https://t.co/jII5oe3JOo
4 South African 🇿🇦 #cities have committed to making all new buildings zero carbon. Find out, how our partner @c40cities is helping South African cities to achieve this goal 👉: https://t.co/iV1lwZ3aUs
Tiny in size 👌, big on impact 🙌. #Climate action requires smart & innovative 💡ideas like this small house 🏠 displayed by @UN. Find out how our research & innovation strategies help #cities to find sustainable infrastructure solutions: https://t.co/zS5NO9HxCd #Innovate4Cities
Blog on the difficulties that aid agencies face in working in informal settlements – the complex politics (who are allies, who are opponents?), the lack of data (no maps, no street names, no household data) – and how to overcome this
https://t.co/5zswUEf42n