Entries tagged ‘Informal City’
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A Daily Quest for Water in a City Running Dry
The ubiquitous “Gallon” water tank can be seen everywhere in Accra, a constant reminder of the city’s struggle to stay hydrated — and the failures of its political leaders.
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A Covert Operation to Keep Lima’s Construction Workers Well-Fed
She isn’t a contractor, an architect or a carpenter, yet Maritsa has found a way to cash in on her city’s frenetic construction boom: By feeding its workers, one meal at a time.
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The Big Question: How Can We Reconcile Street Vending With Pedestrian-Friendly Sidewalks?
They’re a critical pillar of the informal economy, but as street vendors multiply, the amount of sidewalk space available for pedestrians is shrinking. Three perspectives on how to equitably share the pavement.
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As Kenya’s Government Goes Local, the Informal Realm Hopes to Get Its Ear
Yesterday, as Kenya’s newly devolved system of government went into effect, Nairobi County swore in its first governor, a move that could make officials more responsive to informal workers and settlers.
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Sustainable Transport, Organic Food and Other Visions for 2040
At a Futures Scenarios Workshop in Lima, participants who today don’t even have running water imagined a city in which bikes and co-ops reign, and strangers share tables at restaurants.
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Tricycle Drivers Get Paid in Burgers, But Not Much Cash
The three-wheeled vehicles that breeze through Quezon City might be some of the most cost-effective marketers in Manila. Are their drivers being duly compensated?
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Behind the Scenes in Bangkok with Still Life Projects
In February, Still Life Projects traveled to Bangkok to shoot two short films for the Informal City Dialogues, one of which documented the lives of two street vendors. Here’s the story of how they met them.
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The Life of an Imaginary Girl, All Grown Up in the Year 2040
Her name is Amina, and in the year 2040 she’ll be 27 years old. In a Future Scenarios Workshop, residents of Accra imagine what kind of city she’ll live in.
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Using Futures to Generate Innovations for the Informal City Dialogues
We may not be able to plan for a single future, but we can plan for futures. Read about how our project is working to anticipate what tomorrow might hold for these six cities so that we might start preparing today.
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Nairobi’s Rent Collectors Find Themselves Stuck Between Two Warring Sides
For “rent agents” like Musa Karanja, collecting money from informal settlers who don’t know whether they’ll soon be evicted is a process of knocking, begging and praying.
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