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GINI Index Statistics
, NationMaster
100 Resilient Cities
2007,
Poverty. Interview with Ruth Lister
ACCA (Asian Coalition for Community Action) City Process
ACHR (Asian Coalition of Housing Rights), Thailand
Alber, G. (2011), ‘Gender Cities and Climate Change’,
Cities and Climate Change Global Report on Human Settlements
APNALAYA, India
Bajpal, N. and Sachs, J. (2011), ‘India’s decade of development: Looking back at the last 10 years and looking forward to the next 20’,
SA Working Paper
, No. 3
Baker, J. (2012),
Climate Change, Disaster Risk and the Urban Poor- Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World
Berman, Marshall (2013),
Emerging from the Ruins
Boo, K. (2012),
Behind the beautiful forevers
Carter, Majora (2006),
Greening the Ghetto
, TED Conferences
Cary, J. (ed.) (2010),
The Power of Pro Bono
Center for Urban Pedagogy, USA
Challands, Rory (2013),
Life in Spain’s ‘slum of shame’
, Aljazeera
CHF International, Bangalore
CORO (Committee of Resource Organizations) India
CURE (Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence) India
Dodman, D., Brown, D., Francis, K., Hardoy, J. , Johnson, C. and Sattherthwaite, D. (2013),
Understanding the nature and scale of urban risk in low- and middle-income countries and its implications for humanitarian preparedness, planning and response
Emergency Architects, Australia
Emergency Architects, France
Fals Borda, O. (2008),
Participatory Action Research
, The Guardian
Fals Borda, O. (ed.) (1986),
The Challenge of Social Change
Fisher, Max (2011), ‘Map: U.S. Ranks Near Bottom on Income Inequality’,
The Atlantic
Friere, P. (1970),
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Friere, P. (1974),
Education for Critical Consciousness
GINI Index,
The World Bank
Global Studio Resources
Habitat for Humanity
Hamdi, N. (2004),
Small Change: About the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities
Hamdi, N. (2010),
The Placemakers Guide to Building Community
Hamdi, N., and Goethart, R. (1997),
Action Planning for Cities
Hansen, J (2012), ‘A new Age of Risk’,
Sustainable Development Solutions Network
, December 19, 2012
Harvey, D. (2008), ‘The Right to the City’,
New Left Review
, 53
Harvey, D. (2012),
Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution
Hickey, S., and Mohan, G. (eds) (2004),
Participation : From Tyranny to Transformation
Huchzemyer, M. (2004),
Unlawful occupation: informal settlements and urban policy in South Africa and Brazil
Huzchemeyer, M. (2011),
Cities with ‘Slums’: From informal settlement eradication to a right to the city in Africa
IIED (international Institute for Environment and Development)
Indra, S. (2009),
Animal’s People: A Novel
Kere, Diebedo Francis, Burkino Faso (2010),
From the Earth Up: Architecture as a Social Catalyst
, MoMA
Lefebvre, H. (1968),
The Right to the City
Mahadevia, D. (2008),
Inside the Transforming Urban Asia – Processes, Policies and Public Actions
Mandela, N. (1995),
Long Walk to Freedom
Marcuse P. et al (2009),
Searching for the Just City: Debates in Urban Planning and Theory
Marcuse, Peter (2008),
Radical Urbanism
, City University of New York
Medellin Urban Improvements, Holcim award, 2008
Mehta S. (2004),
Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
Neuwirth R. (2004),
Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, a New Urban World
Neuwirth R. (2012),
Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy
NUSP (National Upgrading Support Programme), South Africa
Occupy Wall Street, are we witnessing growth of new movement? (2011)
Omenya, A. (2004), ‘Network analysis as an alternative tool for understanding and intervening in informal housing: case studies from Nairobi, Kenya’
Omenya, A. and Lubaale , G. (2012), ‘Understanding the Tipping Point of Urban Conflict: Nairobi: Perspectives on Political Violence from Popular Settlements’
Ortiz, I. and Cummins, M. (2011), ‘Global Inequality: Beyond the Bottom Billion’,
Unicef Report
Pholeros, P. (1993),
Housing for Health
Pierce, N. and Johnson, C. (2009),
Century of the City: No Time to Lose
Pieterse, E. (2008),
City Futures: Confronting the Crisis of Urban development
Pieterse, Edgar (2008),
ACC- African Urban Innovation
, The Alliance for Global Sustainability
Pieterse, Edgar (2011),
ACC- African Urbanism
, London School of Economics
Right to the City
Roy, A. (2010),
Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development
Roy, Ananya (2010),
Poverty Capital – Microfinance and the Making of Development
, The University of British Columbia
Rubbo, A. (2008), ‘Global Studio: an action research international design laboratory’ in Garau P. (ed),
Barefoot to Prada
Rubbo, A. (2010), ‘Towards Equality, Social Inclusion and Human Development in Design Education: The Case of Global Studio 2005–2008’,
Architectural Theory Review
, Vol. 15, Issue 1
Rural Studio, USA
Sachs, J. (2005),
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Sachs, J. (2011),
Occupy Wall Street and the US Economy
, Earth Institute, Columbia University
Sachs, J. (2012),
If you’re not scared, you’re not well informed
Schiffman, R., Bell, R. Brown, L. Elizabeth,L. (eds) (2012),
Beyond Zucotti Park: Freedom of Assembly and the Occupation on Public Space
Sclar, E., Garau, P., Carolini, G. (2005),
A Home in the City
Sclar, E., Vloavvka-Close, N., Brown, P. (eds) (2012),
The Urban Transformation: Health, Shelter and Climate Change
Sen, A., (1999),
Development as Freedom
SERI (Socio-Economic Rights Institute), South Africa
Shah, Anup (2011), ‘Consumption and Consumerism’,
Global Issues
Shelter Associates India
Smith C. (2007),
Design for the other 90%
Smith C. (2011),
Design with the other 90%
Sori, N.G. (2012), ‘Identifying and Classifying Slum Development Stages from Spatial Data’
SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres) India
Stiglitz, J. (2012),
The Price of Inequality
Sustainable Development Solution Network
Tacoli, C. , Bukhari , B., and Fisher, S. (2013),
Urban poverty, food security and climate change
Turner, J. (1974),
Housing by People: towards autonomy in building environments
UN Habitat (2010),
State of the World’s Cities 2010-2011
UN Habitat (2011),
Cities and Climate Change
UN Habitat’s Urban Lecture Series
Urban Tipping Point Project: Alfred Omenya (2011)
Urban Tipping Point Project: Alfredo Rodriguez (2011)
Urban Tipping Point Project: Oliver Jutersonke (2011)
Urban Tipping Point Project: Shivani Satija (2011)
Wilkinson, Richard (2011),
How economic inequality harms societies
, TEDGlobal
World Bank (2011),
Climate Change, Natural Disasters and the Urban Poor
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