Cities can fight climate change and improve lives by finding new ways to be cool
Life has always been hotter in cities. Concrete soaking up and radiating
sunlight, and the concentration of people, cars and machinery crank up the
temperatures, making...
Dying Wildlife on a Warming Planet
Authors: Meena Miriam Yust and Arshad M. Khan
The emaciated polar bear, a sorry remnant of
magnificence, raiding garbage cans in an iconic, even infamous photo,...
Unprecedented Global Alliance for Smart City Technology Launched to Counter Growing Tensions
Fifteen of the world’s leading city networks and technology governance
organizations announced today a new partnership to advance the responsible and
ethical use of smart city...
Research into gender-bias and class, the Khoi, the grief of the mulatto
Other races in South Africa see us as clowns. They have always seen us
as clowns or interlopers and whose fault is that? Again, and...
South African gang film Four Corners
We are being erased into the background as if we are extras on a film
set. We must begin to communicate the threads of the...
The young Northern Areas survivor of the aftermath of the forced removals
The first scene represents a family is sitting around a table, early
morning that has the remnants of a breakfast meal on it. It is...
Turning waste into wealth: World Habitat Day focus on cleaning up cities
Waste can have a devastating effect on public health, the environment,
and the climate, but cutting-edge innovation and technology can provide
improved, cheaper solutions to the...
Indonesia: Bold Reforms Needed to Realize Urban Potential
Urbanization has the potential
to be a major driver of prosperity and inclusiveness in Indonesia, but fully
realizing this potential requires bold institutional reforms, according to...
Ellis’ American Psycho versus Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
The Dutch poet Joop Bersee, has been gifted confidante to me, selfless
mentor, and I’ve have come to the beliefs, the norms, the value of...
I went to a Model C school in post-apartheid South Africa and only survived for a year
When it
comes to the issues of eating disorders, which is the topic I am addressing
today. Topics such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
The
question for me...