Dossier 2016/10 urbanisation

Urban agenda

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Bus on separate rapid transit lane in Bogotá, Colombia.
Editorial
– by Hans Dembowski

Ambition is needed

Further urbanisation will happen, but it must be done in a smart way
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United Nations
– by Eva Dick

Mixed results

New Urban Agenda adopted by UN conference Habitat III in Quito in October
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Special economic zones
– by Jong Woo Kang

“Improve people’s lives”

Special economic zones should serve the purpose of smart urbanisations, says ADB economist
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Global environment
– by Dirk Messner, Hans Dembowski

“Normative compass”

The dramatic global impact of urbanisation is being underestimated, warns WBGU
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Civil-society engagement
– by Elizabeth Wamuni Njoroge, Isabella Bauer

“Music is my friend”

The Ghetto Classics youth orchestra from a Nairobi slum helps members develop vital skills
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Bus Rapid Transit
– by Nicholas Hollmann

Most affordable

Rapid transit buses beat all other mass transport systems – especially on price
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Social inclusion
– by Diana Mitlin

Knowledge is power

Community-based data collection helps the residents of informal settlements to fight for their interests
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Governance
– by Rüdiger Korff

Listen to everyone

Urban planning all too often fails because it is based on illusions
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Urban development
– by Hilda Rayappan, Lea Diehl

“Mental attitudes matter”

Civil-society leader discusses the recent development of Mangaluru, a south Indian harbour town
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Poverty
– by Norbert Herrmann

Hard township life

Life is hard in South African townships, and there is plenty of room for improvement
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Habitat III
– by Franz-B. Marré, Maria-Theres Haase

Urbanisation as opportunity

Sustainable mobility is a prerequisite for inclusive urban growth
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Waste management
– by Roshan Sharma

Living amidst filth

Waste management has not kept up with Kathmandu’s fast growth
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Relevant reading
– by Franziska Schreiber

Remaking cities

Relevant reading on reinventing urbanisation
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Urban environment
– by Sunita Narain

No car is clean

Taking half the cars off the road in Delhi helps to reduce air pollution
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Urbanisation
– by Eva Dick

New visions

Einhard Schmidt-Kallert’s new book assess urbanisation trends in the global south
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Urban development
– by Regina Brück, Hermann-Josef Ostlender, et al.

Learning from one another

Municipal development cooperation: Aachen and Cape Town break new ground
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Slum youth
– by Isabella Bauer

Music for a better future

Why privileged students like to teach slum youth to play classical instruments in Nairobi
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