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Abstract: Carmen Lucia Mareiro Maia, 58 years old, is a nurse who has lived at the Tabajaras community all her life. Tabajaras is a small slum located near the Copacabana neighborhood, the heart of south Rio. It is said that slums here are like little cities inside the city, with […]

Sydney is characterised by a distinct polarisation between its disadvantaged western areas and its affluent eastern suburbs where the central business district (CBD) is located. This inequity derives from an inadequate urban planning model with respect to transport accessibility, housing development and employment creation opportunities. There is no future in […]

Manila needs to optimize urban design, one that uses sustainable development as a tool to address the needs of the people.  In this city that was once torn by wars, there should be space for in-city relocation and revitalized waterways. There should be space for better life.

Anyone can learn to ride a bicycle. But in Singapore, one big question remains: Will you dare to? The clash of attitudes between vehicle users and cyclists, coupled with the fringe presence of a reckless cyclist racing sub-culture, may explain why the cycling culture has failed to take off in […]

While we talk about the “new” challenges that the megacities of the world are now facing, the ultra-megacity of Karachi in Pakistan stands helpless in front of problems other of the world’s megacities have learnt to cope with. Karachi – the largest city in Pakistan and the industrial hub of […]