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Human Settlement

Why ‘Liveable Cities’ rankings are wrong

Joel Kotkin, presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University and executive editor of newgeography.com, in this article published in Forbes.com says that the ranking...

Michael Simire - August 22, 2017

Human Settlement

Lagos is world’s second least liveable city, says report

Nigeria’s commercial capital city, Lagos, has been ranked second on the World’s Least Liveable Cities. War-torn Damascus in Syria takes the bottom spot, just below Lagos,...

Michael Simire - August 20, 2017

Human Settlement

Greener Lagos initiative: Why LASPARK should restrategise

“Well done is better than well said...” ( Benjamin Franklin, Founding father of the United States of America, 1706-1790.) In the 1950s to 1970, a...

admin - August 11, 2017

Human Settlement

Transforming African cities towards low emission future

Experts have identified a number of key pathways to transform African cities towards a low emission and sustainable urban future. At the African Carbon...

admin - August 1, 2017

Human Settlement

Stakeholders validate Liberia National Urban Policy paper

Between, April and June 2017, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Liberia led three validation sessions targeted at different urban stakeholder groups. During the...

admin - July 25, 2017

Human Settlement

Brazil, UN-Habitat collaborate to improve Alagoas conditions

UN-Habitat and the State Government of Alagoas in Brazil have initiated a new project that includes a joint elaboration of urban, economic and social...

admin - July 22, 2017

Human Settlement

Niger State to benefit from UN-Habitat’s urban development support

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has disclosed that it will partner with the Niger State Government in Nigeria on an urban assistance...

admin - July 14, 2017

Human Settlement

Lagos flood: A word of advice for Governor Akinwunmi Ambode

What a calamity! That was the lamentation of a Lagos flood victim whose living room turned into a makeshift swimming pool penultimate weekend. Lagosians...

Michael Simire - July 10, 2017

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