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Delhi – Colonial Planning, Slums and Gated Communities

Original Blogs CliffHague.comBy Cliff Hague 23. January 2023 Leave a comment

This blog was first posted in October 2019. Inside the slums and gated communities the opportunities and obstacles to sustainable and inclusive urban development can be seen. Spending a few days in Delhi as part of the Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods project has given me insights into the way urbanisation is taking place in…

Capacity crisis is hitting urban development in Pakistan

News Items, Pre-2020By Cliff Hague 23. January 2023 Leave a comment

This item was first posted in October 2019. Pakistan is suffering from chronic underinvestment in urban planning. The leading newspaper in the Punjab has run a story about unfilled professional planning posts, noting some of the negative consequences. The article in Dawn, states that “Many professionals working in the public and private sectors have either left…