Michelle, Isaac and Lorna share insights about how Covid-19 is affected informal settlements in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. In their interviews, they talk about the specific challenges that the pandemic brings, and about community-based solutions.
Exceptional circumstances, such as the current pandemic, have important consequences for urban planning. Here, I look into public spaces and the changing idea of three places.
parCitypatory is four years old today, which is why I am sharing four starting points as ideas for participating in your own city.
In order to meet SDG 11, community action is crucial. Mexico City’s NGO ENSAMBLE uses an innovative approach to encourage poor urban communities to come together.
In this article, I look at gentrification in Guatemala City, which can be seen in the presence of AirBnB and in the 4 Grados Norte project. At the same time, an urban renewal project in city centre shows what is missing in other projects.
