Monthly Archives: August 2013

Slum Mapping Initiatives in Nairobi, Kenya

Posted in: Good Practices Review | August 29, 2013 at 1:19 pm , by Warren

Topics: Slum Regularization Slum Mapping Location: Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya Organizers: The Spatial Collective Shack/Slum Dwellers International Background: The community of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya, is not marked on any official map of the city. On Google Maps, its streets appear as blank spots near a hospital and a road. However,...

UN-Habitat’s Best Practices and Local Leadership Program

Posted in: Good Practices Review, NEWS | August 22, 2013 at 12:32 pm , by Warren

The Program at a glance: BLP is a database of 4,000 innovative, proven sustainable development projects New projects added every two years after a global vetting process Network of experts includes local governments, NGOs, CBOs, academics and private organizations. UN-Habitat’s Best Practices and Local Leadership Programme (BLP) was created in...

Flood Management in Curitiba Metropolitan Area, Brazil

Posted in: Good Practices Review, Uncategorized | August 16, 2013 at 1:10 pm , by Warren

Topics: Flood Prevention Integrated Water Management Planning Location: Curitiba, Brazil Organizers: Curitibal Metropolitan Area World Bank Year: 2004 Background: The Curitiba Metropolitan Area (RMC) is on the Upper Iguacu River Basin and had a population of 2.5 million in 2004. The river has a low capacity and historically has flooded...

Strategic Land Use Planning for Climate Change-Driven Water Shortages in El Alto, Bolivia (Working Paper)

Posted in: NEWS | August 7, 2013 at 7:14 pm , by Warren

A new working paper published by the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy explores land use planning responses to climate change-driven water shortages in El Alto, Bolivia, the sister city of La Paz. The largest high-altitude city in the world, El Alto depends on water from alpine glaciers that are quickly...