Money in a slum: the logic of small gains
Dagna Rams is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Social and Political Science at the University of Lausanne, researching urban management and the politics and economies at the heart of the...
African Urbanism Conversations / 001 / Agbogbloshie
In this first African Urbanism Conversation, participants discuss the urban development, social, political, economic and environmental context of Agbogbloshie and Old Fadama, often typified as "Africa's largest e-waste dump." The...
On water improvements: Access, attitudes and economics
When it comes to sustainable improvements in community water and sanitation access, the "hardware" (physical facility) is just the beginning -- it's the "software" (changing attitudes, behaviors, mindsets) that makes the difference....