This structure in Africa went from tallest building in the southern hemisphere to tallest slum in the world in just a few ...

By Amit Dave, Gloria Dickie and Shilpa Jamkhandikar AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Hundreds of roofs in the informal settlements of ...

Some observers see this as the unwelcome precursor to new poverty problems, such as urban slums blossoming in congested cities. Yet others see it as a force for poverty reduction, as economies shift ...

Today, 1 billion people live in urban slums, and 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by repeated cycles of violence. In the past decade, the number of people affected by natural disasters ...

But the flip side is also true: if handled poorly, urbanization could not only impede development but also give rise to slums—and already, the UN reports, one out of every three urban dwellers ...

This course aims at supporting policy makers and urban practitioners to better respond to the challenge of slums. The course focuses on the conceptual and operational aspects of designing, ...