Cities for All: Innovations for Greater Equitability
March 2016 — Cities are colorful, vibrant and diverse places, but they aren’t always built or developed to include all of its varied residents. Recently, there’s been a movement to make cities more accessible and livable to all. Given the diversity in urban areas, the idea of “cities for all” incorporates a variety of groups and needs: rich and poor; able-bodied and those with physical challenges; the young and old; and different castes and creeds. Developing the infrastructure and appropriate interventions to meet the needs of these diverse groups has the potential to reduce inequality and increase opportunities to those who are more marginalized.
Pengarusutamaan Gender Melalui Sektor Ekonomi dan Infrastruktur
Manteniendo las tradiciones culturales de las comunidades afrodescendientes en Bogotá
Inclusive urban governance in Chittagong
Bangladesh has been struggling to keep pace with the rapid urbanization and develop of its urban infrastructure and services, such as piped water, drainage, sewerage, roads and bridges. This has created serious problems like traffic congestion, pollution, health hazards, and a lowered environmental index. In addition, a number of institutions are involved in the management process of the cities, resulting in overlapping of their functions and lack of coordination. As a result, there has been poor implementation of public services and development projects. This poor urban infrastructure and government functioning has hindered employment opportunities and potential for economic activities. This mostly affects marginalized and lower class people, as they are deprived of the basic services for living, whereas the rich can pay to find other ways to cope with these shortcomings.
Feminicidade: Quando mulheres tomam as ruas
Para Camila Borges, voluntária organizadora do Feminicidade, o medo que aflige principalmente mulheres pobres e negras resultou num projeto de lei apresentado este ano na câmara municipal de São Paulo, que propõe que qualquer mulher tenha o direito de pedir ao motorista que pare o ônibus fora do ponto depois das 22h. Assim, podem escolher o lugar aparentemente mais seguro para descer.
Making Caracas disability-friendly
Praça de Bolso do Ciclista
Solid waste management key to livable cities for all
Inclusive waste management systems have the power to transform living environments in informal settlements and create sustainable business enterprises. There are a broad range of activities that can be monetized along the entire value chain, including: separation, sorting, transportation, reuse and recycling, and resource recovery.
A holistic approach to empower Mumbai’s most isolated
Until recent infrastructure developments—including the construction of an intercity expressway, which now passes through the ward—the area had been geographically disconnected, resulting in poor economic opportunities for its residents. It is home to the site of the largest and the oldest dumping ground in Mumbai, which has recently been closed due to high methane levels, and which was the main source of income for many residents living in this area. The geographic and economic isolation of the ward were compounded when the municipal corporation selected the area to be the main site for Mumbai’s resettlement projects. "The unwanted people of Mumbai... they get displaced and put here," says Tata Institute of Social Sciences Professor S. Parasuraman. The ward has an estimated population of 150,000 to 200,000 resettled new residents, mainly those evicted from slums.
Building the Public City: Public space and public engagement practices in Johannesburg’s inner city
Do you think these kinds of activities can impact on social fragmentation and inequality, or offer opportunities to marginalized groups?
De acuerdo con el informe elaborado por William Sánchez ‘Lenguas nativas con familias de cabildos residentes en contextos de ciudad’, publicado por la Secretaría de Cultura de Cali, con el apoyo de la Corporación Nasayach), el 27,8% de estos indígenas se desplazaron a Cali para huir de los conflictos armados. un 19,3% lo hicieron por motivos personales, como estudios o enfermedad, mientras que el 36,7% lo hizo por motivaciones económicas y laborales. Para estas comunidades no es fácil salir adelante en Cali, como ilustra el hecho de que el 61% su población reciben una remuneración inferior a un salario mínimo mensual, mientras que el 31% recibe un salario mínimo. Tan solo el 3% recibe por encima del salario mínimo mientras que el 4% no recibe remuneración alguna. En la actualidad el salario mínimo en Colombia es de 689000 COP (unos 202 US$). Pero las dificultades económicas no es el único problema al que se enfrentan. La perdida de su identidad y de sus tradiciones culturales es una amenaza muy real. el informe de Sánchez refleja que el 100 por ciento de los Yanaconas, el 84,2 de los Nasa, y el 92% de loas Misak o Guambianos solo habla español. Los Quechua, un 98% y los Inga, con un 72% son las comunidades que aún utilizan sus lenguas ancestrales.
Mobile app Safetipin bets on big data to push for women’s safety
"Mejoramiento sin barreras," un programa innovador para los discapacitados en situación de pobreza
Un programa en particular apunta a volver la ciudad más habitable por los discapacitados en situación de pobreza. Llamado “Mejoramiento sin barreras”, está diseñado por el ISVIMED, el instituto social de vivienda y hábitat en Medellín.
Vivienda social mantiene tradiciones indígenas
Thay đổi từ nhà vệ sinh: Một bước tiến gần đến thành phố cho mọi người
Light House acknowledges the low rates of condom usage in sexual accounts of this population, and the potential risk of the spread of HIV and AIDS to the entire population. Many of the MSMs are married and also have sex with their wives, which only widens the potential for the spread of infection – and to an unknowing population. The key component of the project is to select and train peer educators from the target population itself to make sure that the outreach is effective. This methodology also works to ensure their access to public health services, legal aid support and behavior change from society so that the impact of the project sustains, all in line with the National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS 2010-2015. Those who attended workshops and seminars were counseled and provided with condoms and much-needed sex education.
Inclusion of people with mental health disorders
How skills training can create better cities
Comments
Akriti Manandhar, Youth Voice Initiative
Hi Akriti ,
Great initiative by YV. I would like to ask how the staff members are paid to have such great educational programmes? Do they volunteer on part time base or they are full time staff .. I believe it is hard to keep the sustainability of the project if there is no remuneration at all for the staff members and teachers..
However, it is a real great initiative.
Inclusion of people with mental health disorder
Dear Aditi,
Well written piece. Nice to see what APD is doing to ensure inclusion of these marginalized group. I am just wondering if the 50,000,000 figures of people with mental disability is not over bloated considering that the population of Karnataka was estimated at 64 million in 2014. Also, while many cases of mental health challenges can be a disability such as schizophrenia, other factors like depression and substance abuse can also be leading factors to mental health, I am assuming that the psycho-social support also targets these group. As cited the stigma attached to mental health disability inhibits many people from seeking appropriate medical help. Here in Lagos, the poor driving of some people along the high way it is difficult to tell if it is a case of mental health or 'survival' strategy but either way, it threatens human's lives. I am waiting for a time when a legislation that allows for mental screening test that will be conducted for drivers in the city on frequent basis will be passed. Thanks for sharing
Problems in relocation
Thank you everyone for the articles. They are all wonderful and i am honestly learn alot from the articles. I found it that some initiatives are very good but lack of political support or lack of capability from the implementer. I think we in development issue will understand that one single movement will not work without active collaboration from civil society, government and in some cases, private sectors.
I particularly interested in Maria Articles. It was very interesting to me as i could see the resemble in Jakarta. Can i ask further about what kind of work were these indigenous people usually do? and i hope you could provide me with some information if there is resistance during relocation process and what happen to their current job? are they happy with it? Thank you and great article Maria. Thank you.
Skills and employment connection
Hi Peter, I agree that the empowerment programs for developing skills is a main strategy in order to improve the city. By this programs, youth will acquire the neccesary skills demanded by the local economy and professional market in order to connect supply and demand. However is there an specific strategy that links the youth of this programs with specific employers?
Re: Skill and employment connection
Dear María, thanks for your contribution. Just to stress that this programs are designed to empower these young people to start their businesses in a bid to empower them and generate further employment. The training are designed to give them that level of independence to start their personal enterprise, so what is more relevant to them is access to capital (seed funding and loans) as well as continuous mentorship and further training opportunities which an institute like Center for Entrepreneurial Develppment, Lagos is already doing.
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