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[Reblogged] When Tokyo Was a Slum
[Reblogged] When Tokyo Was a Slum
When Tokyo Was a Slum Accra, Bangkok, Chennai, Lima, Manila, Nairobi | 01/08/2013 5:38pm Matias Echanove & Rahul Srivastava This essay touches on many of the themes that we will be exploring in the Informal City Dialogues: The way cities develop incrementally and at the hands of ordinary citizens, the role of government in planning and infrastructure, and how neighborhoods integrate with the…
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[Reblogged] MMDA defends 'beautification' of slum areas for ADB meeting
[Reblogged] MMDA defends ‘beautification’ of slum areas for ADB meeting
MMDA defends ‘beautification’ of slum areas for ADB meeting Published May 3, 2012 10:08am The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority downplayed Thursday criticisms its beautification of some poverty-stricken areas sought to hide the real state of the Philippines from delegates at the ongoing Asian Development Bank’s board of governors meeting. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino pointed out the…
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[Reblogged] Is this the end of slum upgrading in Brazil?
[Reblogged] Is this the end of slum upgrading in Brazil?
Is this the end of slum upgrading in Brazil? By The Conversation Global Brazil’s favelas are famous, but so are its ambitious efforts to bring roads, water, electricity, and land rights to its informal urban settlements. eflon/flickr, CC BY Patricia Rodrigues Samora, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas In Brazil’s ongoing economic and political drama, one of the latest developments is a…
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Makoko: 'Venice of Lagos'
Makoko: ‘Venice of Lagos’
By Olamide Udoma
Makoko is situated on Lagos mainland, Nigeria. It is a large low-income community with half the population on water and half on land.
Sea of houses Image: Ben Chislett
18th Century
The date of conception for Makoko is debateable, but the majority of literature and articles assert that it was established in the 18th Century as a fishing village. Over the many years, thousands of…
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