Entries tagged ‘Lima’
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A Year of Stories and Photos: Introducing ‘The Informal City Reader’
See the Informal City Dialogues best blog posts, photography, commentary, and more in one free ebook, readable on your computer, phone or tablet.
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Though Modernizing Fast, Informality Remains the Beating Heart of My City
The Lima of our writer’s youth is virtually unrecognizable today, yet informality still infuses every corner. In his final blog post, Manuel Vigo ponders the future of his city.
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Two Weeks in Photos
From iPhone salesmen in Accra to healers in Nairobi, our fortnightly roundup of photos from our bloggers.
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Amid an Epidemic of Book Piracy, Authors Say, ‘At Least They’re Reading’
Pirated books in Lima cost the publishing industry tens of millions of dollars, but for many writers, not being pirated is a bigger cause for worry.
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Will Lima’s Future Citizens Compete for Resources or Organize to Maximize Them?
Resource availability and citizen participation will be the two forces that affect Lima’s future. Read a summary of the futures scenarios created at that city’s Informal City Dialogues.
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Waste-Pickers Go from Scouring the Streets to Running a Business
The life of an informal recycler in Lima is a hard one, but despite conventional wisdom there are opportunities for advancement.
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Brazil’s Protections for Relocated Slum-Dwellers Could Be a Model for Peru and Beyond
As Brazil gears up for the World Cup and the Olympics, it has put in place a series of protections for informal settlers threatened by its many large-scale urban projects.
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Two Weeks in Photos
Our fortnightly roundup of photos from our bloggers. This week: Beer-brewing in Accra, juice-squeezing in Bangkok, slum-touring in Nairobi and water-hunting in Chennai.
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How 1980s Terrorism Helped Create a Class of Accidental Entrepreneurs
The thousands of Peruvians who were forced to urbanize during Peru’s period of rural violence are now running the small businesses that are helping Lima’s economy boom today.
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From Informal Optometrists to Pirated ‘Game of Thrones’ Books, a Market That Has Everything
At Lima’s Surquillo Market Number 1, everyone – even the cops – is hunting for a deal.
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