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Public Safety
Why people dressed as zebras dance in the streets of La Paz
A playful way to make a point about traffic safety is also a sophisticated programme to aid at-risk youth.
Johnny Magdaleno December 18, 2017
Social Enterprise
Observatory shifts focus to global implementation of ‘right to the city’
UCLG project relaunches by highlighting nearly 70 case studies from five continents.
David Hatch March 22, 2017
Public Space
Contested spaces: We need to see public space through older eyes, too
March 17, 2017
Awards
Traditional African roof-construction technique wins international award
Initiative was one of two housing projects to win this year’s World Habitat Awards.
David Hatch March 15, 2017
Interview
As a global commodity, housing has ‘lost its currency as a universal human right’
Leilani Farha, the U.N.’s top expert on the right to adequate housing, says she sees “good work” but no solutions being put into action.
Gregory Scruggs March 14, 2017
Implementation
How Baltimore is using the Sustainable Development Goals to make a more just city
In the wake of riots and accusations of racial bias among law enforcement, a local initiative finds answers in the new global framework.
Carey L. Biron March 9, 2017
Urban Planning & Design
Density alone does not do much to dissuade car use, research finds
An article in the Journal of the American Planning Association kicks off a debate among urban planners on the value of compact city designs.
David Hatch March 3, 2017
Reducing Inequality
How risk accumulates in African cities — and ways to break the cycle
March 2, 2017
Idea Exchange
Canada experiments with U.S. ‘sanctuary city’ model
But some question whether the designation is even necessary in a country with welcoming immigration policies.
Gregory Scruggs February 28, 2017
Commentary
Providing shelter in urban Iraq: Where the displaced meet the poor
As displaced people increasingly head for cities, humanitarian actors have started providing shelter solutions for them alone. Here's why that won't work — and also what would.
Roger Guiu and Nadia Siddiqui February 27, 2017
Urban-Rural Connections
How São Paulo is tackling poverty and urban sprawl by bolstering farming
An innovative effort to keep a megacity's urban edge green.
Ignacio Amigo February 24, 2017
Public Safety
Philippines city honored for ending sectarian violence with ‘Arms to Farms’ peace initiative
The winner of a peace prize for local authorities reduced violence by tackling poverty.
David Hatch February 21, 2017
Commentary
The dangers of ‘housing at the centre’
Pushed by grass-roots pressure, South Africa’s judicial system has shown real progress in turning the government’s focus from housing delivery to in situ upgrading of informal settlements.
Marie Huchzermeyer February 20, 2017
Commentary
Can the New Urban Agenda heal India’s urban-rural divide?
Last year’s Habitat III process brought global focus to links between urban and rural development. In India, this has meant a new regional approach to planning aimed at bridging this gap.
Tarun Sharma and Yutika Vora February 13, 2017
Property Rights
Land rights can lift African cities from ‘low development trap’, World Bank urges
Continent’s fragmented urban form ‘completely at odds with the broader thinking in development,’ analyst says.
Brendon Bosworth February 10, 2017
Social Enterprise
Youths spearheading new models for putting the SDGs into practice
The first of an annual report rounds up transformative ideas from 57 countries.
David Hatch February 9, 2017
Public Safety
Pedestrian safety in U.S. cities lowest in poor, minority areas
Findings offer insight for countries across the world dealing with spiking rates of driving and increasing car-focused urban planning.
David Hatch January 27, 2017
Culture
Observations on the open city: An interview with the filmmakers behind ‘The Quito Papers’
An interview with the filmmakers behind ‘The Quito Papers’.
Gregory Scruggs January 25, 2017
Implementation
Dozens of Urban Thinkers Campuses to discuss implementing the New Urban Agenda
Updated: The full list includes plans to hold 74 sessions this year.
Gregory Scruggs January 19, 2017
SDGs
3 cities show ways to make local progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
From hyper-local food production to city-wide urban developments, concrete examples of ways cities are taking action.
Athlyn Cathcart-Keays January 19, 2017
Innovation
Knight Cities Challenge finalists tout pop-ups, toolkits
David Hatch January 17, 2017
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