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#MixedUseZoning
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#HenryGeorge
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Slums? Informal Settlements? Just Call These Cities ‘Homegrown’ A new book argues that unplanned urban areas that have been shaped by their residents can be models of resilience and adaptability as well as affordability.

A new book by Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava, The Homegrown City: Reclaiming the Metropolis for Its Users, argues that informal, resident-driven urban areas offer valuable lessons in resilience, adaptability, and affordability.
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#UrbanDevelopment #InformalSettlements

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park Abstract. In the south-central Chilean city of Concepción, an irregular urban settlement named ‘Agüita de la Perdiz’ (Partridge Creek) built on the slopes

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

Today the DA in Cape Town voted against creating a Disaster Relief Fund, blocking urgent support for families in informal settlements devastated by fires and floods.

#GOODParty #UniteforChange #InformalSettlements

People salvage wood and belongings from the debris. Some say they have had to start sleeping on boats

[8/8] Face au changement climatique et à la montée des eaux, Lagos détruit une communauté historiquement adaptée à la vie aquatique. La disparition de ce territoire efface des savoirs locaux essentiels pour penser des villes côtières résilientes.
#geography #informalSettlements #Lagos #Nigeria

‘They told us to leave. They didn’t tell us where to go’: the demolitions destroying homes and lives in Lagos Makoko’s waterfront stilt settlements were razed with little warning amid government claims that the move was essential for sanitation and security

[1/8] REPORTAGE - Valentine Benjamin témoigne des démolitions du quartier lacustre de #Makoko à Lagos. L’opération, présentée comme sanitaire et sécuritaire, détruit un territoire habité depuis plus d’un siècle et bouleverse des milliers de vies. #geography #informalSettlements #Lagos #Nigeria

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park Abstract. In the south-central Chilean city of Concepción, an irregular urban settlement named ‘Agüita de la Perdiz’ (Partridge Creek) built on the slopes

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park Abstract. In the south-central Chilean city of Concepción, an irregular urban settlement named ‘Agüita de la Perdiz’ (Partridge Creek) built on the slopes

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park Abstract. In the south-central Chilean city of Concepción, an irregular urban settlement named ‘Agüita de la Perdiz’ (Partridge Creek) built on the slopes

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

👉🏼💧Read the full deliverable here
tinyurl.com/WISER-D4-3
Authors: Julia Foellmer, Dennis Musyoka, Dancan Owaga, Marija Bockarjova, Paula Janeka, Caroline Kabaria, @carmenanthony.bsky.social @aphrc.bsky.social
#WaterSecurity #Inequality #InformalSettlements #ClimateResilience #HumanRights #SDG6

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park Abstract. In the south-central Chilean city of Concepción, an irregular urban settlement named ‘Agüita de la Perdiz’ (Partridge Creek) built on the slopes

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

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Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park Abstract. In the south-central Chilean city of Concepción, an irregular urban settlement named ‘Agüita de la Perdiz’ (Partridge Creek) built on the slopes

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park Abstract. In the south-central Chilean city of Concepción, an irregular urban settlement named ‘Agüita de la Perdiz’ (Partridge Creek) built on the slopes

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/DPDjHiN #CDJ #InformalSettlements

At one upgrade per year, it’ll take the Western Cape Government 1274 YEARS to provide dignified living conditions to all informal settlements.

That’s 405,040 households left waiting.

#GOODParty #HousingCrisis #InformalSettlements

Tjinae criticises slow progress on Kanaan C upgrading Tjinae criticises slow progress on Kanaan C upgrading NBC Online Thu, 09/04/2025 - 18:26

#KanaanC #Gobabis #InformalSettlements #CommunityDevelopment #UrbanUpgrading

Untangling ‘identity’ and ‘identity politics’: an interview with Marie Moran In this article, Community Development Journal book reviews editor, Niamh McCrea, talks to Marie Moran about themes from her book Identity and Capitalism (

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/fXAZ5vd #CDJ #InformalSettlements

Aroab Council praised for tackling informal settlements Aroab Council praised for tackling informal settlements NBC Online Wed, 08/20/2025 - 14:19

#AroabCouncil #InformalSettlements #UrbanDevelopment #RuralDevelopment #LandReform

Untangling ‘identity’ and ‘identity politics’: an interview with Marie Moran In this article, Community Development Journal book reviews editor, Niamh McCrea, talks to Marie Moran about themes from her book Identity and Capitalism (

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/fXAZ5vd #CDJ #InformalSettlements

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/CxVKaEV #CDJ #InformalSettlements

Interview: Windhoek’s Harsh Reality: Gariseb Demands City Action Social justice activist Shaun Gariseb has raised serious alarm about the dire conditions faced by residents in Windhoek’s informal settlements. Speaking exclusively ahead of a planned demonstration on 28 July...

#Windhoek #SocialJustice #Activism #InformalSettlements #CommunityAction

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/CxVKaEV #CDJ #InformalSettlements

NHE, town Councils partner to upgrade informal settlements NHE, town Councils partner to upgrade informal settlements NBC Online Sat, 07/05/2025 - 19:03

#Housing #CommunityDevelopment #InformalSettlements #AffordableHousing #UrbanPlanning

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/CxVKaEV #CDJ #InformalSettlements

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/CxVKaEV #CDJ #InformalSettlements

The Irony of Nigeria’s Resilient Democracy and Growing Legacy of Urban Tyranny Planning policies reflect a deep disdain for the poor, prioritizing elite aesthetics over social equity.

The irony of #Nigeria’s resilient #Democracy and growing legacy of #UrbanTyranny. #InformalSettlements #EliteAesthetics @unhabitat-uni.bsky.social @africanunion.bsky.social bit.ly/44sSBQ5

‘I know how to live from what the hill gives’: biocultural uses, tensions and partial reconstructions around the common goods of the Cerro Caracol urban park

Editor's choice in Vol. 60, Iss. 1, Beatriz E Cid-Aguayo and co-authors write on biocultural land use in Chile, people-nature relationships in urban spaces, and partial reconstructions around common goods from natural spaces buff.ly/CxVKaEV #CDJ #InformalSettlements

Come join our #JuneClimateMeetings side event!

Co-hosted by UNU, UN-HABITAT & Habitat for Humanity, this hybrid event will explore climate change-related #LossAndDamage faced by people living in #InformalSettlements, which is widely underrepresented.

Learn more: buff.ly/w7eaAcq

#SB62