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Durban : between Apartheid and neoliberalism, and its discontents
In the post-apartheid climate, policy makers and urban planners struggled to desegregate urban spaces for inclusive growth and social transformation.
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Place of spatial justice : Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR), and the transformation of an informal urban landscape in Mumbai
This case study of the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) in Mumbai analyzes the impact and implications of the large scale project on the socio-spatial make-up of the city.
Published dateWednesday, March 2, 2016 - 05:00 -
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City building and regime creation in the peripheries for Mumbai
In terms of the splintering of cities, it is important to understand contemporary urbanization processes, speculative real estate development, and ways to challenge these via new modes of politics.
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Assessing water conservation and demand management option for Addis Ababa city
This research develops water demand (end-use) modelling and forecasting, and assesses water conservation and demand management potential for the city of Addis Ababa.
Published dateThursday, December 2, 2010 - 05:00 -
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Response to flood risk in Cape Town : preparing or responding to flooding?
During the apartheid era, black Africans were separated from white populations, and in Cape Town moved to the Cape Flats area.
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Participatory GIS approach to flood risk assessment of informal settlements : the case of Cape Town
Rural-urban migrations have contributed to the steady increase in the population of Cape Town. Many of the migrants have settled in informal settlements because they cannot afford to rent or buy decent housing.
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Moving through the city : gender and floods at play; a case study in Sweet Home Farm informal settlement, Cape Town
Vulnerability is defined by UN HABITAT as a function of the way “a system is exposed, its sensitivity and its adaptive capacity relative to climatic change.” Vulnerability to floods is not gender-neutral.
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Étude de l’accessibilité à l’eau potable dans les villages pilotes du projet irrigation de complément et information climatique dans la commune de Kongoussi
Le gouvernement burkinabé et ses partenaires ont consenti beaucoup d’efforts en construisant
des points d’eau modernes pour atteindre les OMD en milieu rural mais, il reste fort à fairePublished dateWednesday, January 2, 2013 - 05:00 -
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Genre et sécurité alimentaire dans la communauté rurale de Mbane (Sénégal)
Dans de nombreuses sociétés africaines, les femmes ont souvent été confinées dans des rôles et statuts de seconde zone.
Published dateWednesday, January 2, 2013 - 05:00