1-5 of 27 matching articles 5 20 100 All Demolition of Makoko, 'the Venice of Lagos', is violence against human rights as well as urban beauty Kerwin Datu • 31 July 2012 This month the Lagos State Government has begun demolishing Makoko, one of the world's most iconic informal settlements, with a violence resulting in at least one death and in contravention of international law. England's experiment with neighbourhood planning brings ethnic tensions to the surface Kerwin Datu • 23 April 2013 In a quiet London suburb two rival "neighbourhood forums" put forward under new "localism" laws have brought religious and cultural divisions into the light. How ill-conceived land regulations have choked Mumbai Sharmeen Contractor and Shilpa Rao • 26 April 2011 How badly designed land regulations have backfired time and again, ballooning the price of land and forcing millions into the informal sector. Mayors don't need the help of a World Association of Cities Andrew Stevens and Jonas Schorr • 3 September 2013 Andrew Stevens and Jonas Schorr remain unconvinced of the need for a World Association of Cities as Benjamin Barber proposes in his forthcoming book. Destroying the living city to preserve the past: evicting squatters from the ruins in Hampi Rachel Proctor May • 14 August 2012 When an informal community lives amongst the ruins of an ancient city, how far do we go in bulldozing their homes to protect the heritage of the past? 1 2 3 4 5 6