Urban development project set to upgrade informal settlement of Istable Antar
Residents suffer from lack of services and medical care, and isolation from basic needs
Latest in Tag: urban planning Highlight
Latest in Tag: urban planning
Opportunity from the jaws of overpopulation
Josh Drake argues that a new government presents a pivotal opportunity to deal with Cairo’s overcrowding and strained infrastructure
Intelligent urban design
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: Two months ago, I was introduced to a start-up called CityMart, a for-profit marketplace dedicated to helping vendors and city managers to find one another — and to spreading municipal innovations outside of their home turf. This month, in Thailand, I met Jonathan Hursh, who runs Compassion for Migrant Children (soon …
Urban growth has negative effect on children, says UNICEF
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The current surge in urban growth is creating a harsh environment for children all over the world, according to a UNICEF report. Forty-three percent – 35.2 million – of Egypt’s population lives in urban areas, but as families move to cities in search of better opportunities, services are struggling to keep up …