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Paris’ electric rent-a-cars are struggling to gain momentum
Written by Stephen Hartka
The French capital’s new electric car rental scheme Autolib’ raised high hopes as a cost-effective means of making transport more livable and environmentally-friendly in one of Europe’s largest and most-visited cities. However, the program has so far been unable to achieve the same success as the city’s similar bicycle rental […]
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Planning for “socially sustainable” urban communities: a qualitative study from Brisbane
Written by Dominika Ricardi
Australia’s population is booming, and its cities are undergoing a transformation. Decades of urban sprawl have left devastating impacts, including environmental degradation and insufficient and expensive infrastructure. In urban centres such as Brisbane, high density living (60 to 100 dwellings per hectare) is thus viewed as a key strategy to […]
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Liquid Assets: Inter-Urban Water Management in East Africa
Written by ArriannaMarie
East Africa has the lowest level of urbanization on the continent. United Nations Population Division (UNPD) data estimates East Africa’s rate of urbanization to be 23 percent in 2007. Circular labor migration between rural areas characterizes most movement in the region. Additionally, rural-urban migration is common strategy of income diversification […]
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Mali: A Multi-crisis of Secession, Food Insecurity and Revolution
Written by Delalorm
The Malian government had its hands full with the Sahel food crisis. Unable to deal with the concurrent civil unrest in the north, a coup has ensured now that it’s hands are empty. Is Mali’s democracy ruined forever?
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Conflictos en la frontera agrícola del Sur
Written by Nicolás Tereschuk
Abstract: The extension of the agriculture frontier in some countries of Latin America produces new political, social and enviromental tensions. Not only in Paraguay, where a New York Times correspondent writes about the deforestation process in the Chaco. In Argentina, because of the the boom of the soy bean production, […]
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When Our Technology Is Used Against Us
Written by Seth Baum
Is the world better off with cell phones? What about the Internet? These might seem like obvious questions. Sure, the rise of cell phones can be annoying when other people’s conversations disturb our peace and quiet, and the rise of the internet makes it harder for us to shelter our […]
