Category: Slums
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topos 125 – poverty
An interesting read: The 125th issue of topos, the magazine for landscape architecture and urban planning explores poverty. A focus on the people and projects, that work every day to create a more equitable metropolis of the future that provides warmth, food and shelter for everyone. Check out topos magazine at the link below: https://toposmagazine.com/poverty-topos-125/ […]
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Better Urban Planning Needed To Dodge Disasters
Check out the article “Better Urban Planning Needed To Dodge Disasters” on IRIN With the world’s mega-cities growing even larger, policymakers (especially those in developing countries) need urban planning that will help these areas withstand the impacts of natural disasters. The article highlights: Developing world will have 4 billion in cities by 2030 Urban flooding […]
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Ashar Macha (Platform of Hope)
Creating Public Green Space on a Lake in One of the World’s Densest Slums Korail, with a population of 120,000, is the largest slum in Dhaka, a city of 15 million and the capital of Bangladesh. Korail is surrounded by a growing wealthy neighborhood and a lake, increasing density precludes public space. In response to […]