Cities after colonialism

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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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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

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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