Cities after colonialism

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Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

Calling out modern slavery

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Searching for an Asian alternative to the colonial city

Cities in South and Southeast Asia share many characteristics and can learn from each other’s history, development trajectories and experiences.

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How riots formed Kolkata’s ghettos

Communal violence has led to clear territorial demarcation of space, access, and resources, marking the everyday experience of minority citizenship in Kolkata.

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Sprawling Kolkata’s tall order for a sustainable future

Colonial planning was about attracting people to Kolkata, post-colonial planning is more about crisis management.

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Town planners sidelined in Dhaka’s development

Depoliticised planning in Dhaka has meant a shift away from professional planners and public concerns.

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Indonesia’s capital move mirrors the Dutch

Leaving behind the troubled capital city is not a new development in Indonesia’s history.

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Black days ahead if coal city does not change

Unsafe and disaster-prone, extractive towns are still attractive to migrant workers.

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Bland warehouses hide the heart of a city

What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic. Q and A with Prof Brett Neilson.

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Kolkata’s domestic workers left insecure

Cities cannot function without domestic workers in India but their employment conditions remain precarious.

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How migrant entrepreneurs find their way in South Africa

The pros and cons of the informal economy and how migrant business spaces are initiated and expanded.

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A city’s hope, despair and anger on big screen

Mrinal Sen’s films on Kolkata are a nuanced reading of middle-class hopes and aspirations in post-colonial India.

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How not to build a tourism city

Despite its aesthetic appeal, the Iranian resort Majara is poised to be a sore point among local residents.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

Searching for an Asian alternative to the colonial city

Sprawling Kolkata’s tall order for a sustainable future

Town planners sidelined in Dhaka’s development

Indonesia’s capital move mirrors the Dutch

Black days ahead if coal city does not change

Bland warehouses hide the heart of a city

Kolkata’s domestic workers left insecure

How migrant entrepreneurs find their way in South Africa

How not to build a tourism city

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