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Toward Zero Waste: Mumbai's Informal Recycling Economy | Sustainable Cities Collective - 1 views

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  • Mumbai’s rapid growth, high density, and sheer size present significant challenges for its waste management system. The enormous quantity of waste generated in the city makes large-scale, technologically driven “solutions” tempting. However, the opposite approach—a highly decentralized, people-powered model of waste management—has proven successful
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Exploring the economics of gentrification | Marketplace.org - 2 views

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  • James Mattiace on 02 Dec 14
     
    A week long exploration of Gentrification  in Northern LA.  This is the landing page, you can the links from here.  The radio story is worth the 4 mins listen.
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Creating Hipsturbia in the Suburbs of New York - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 17 Feb 13
     
    New forms of suburbanization in NY. Gentrification of the suburbs?
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The Places We Live - Magnum Photos - 1 views

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  • Jim Haske on 14 Feb 09
     
    Jonas Bendiksen provide us with photos from four different slum areas which he visited: Caracas, Venezuela; Mumbai, India; Nairobi, Kenya; and Jakarta, Indonesia. He offers us a view of various aspects of slum life through images and narration he acquired while visiting 16 different homes in these cities.
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