Food cultivation is one of the great historical milestones of our society’s development. The knowledge of agriculture was fundamental for the evolution of a nomadic society into a sedentary civilization. Centuries later, agricultural production has become one of the main contributors to the organization of the land. This phenomenon can be seen
One of the root causes of inequity is urban and rural differentiation China is experiencing a massive migration to the cities, mostly due to the availability of jobs and better facilities. But the way the government administers citizenship also creates inequity and poverty. Since the founding of the People’s Republic
Right to the city The idea of the “right to the city” was first used in 1968 by philosopher and sociologist Henri Lefebvre. Both the concept and the phrase have been taken up by social movements and academics as a way to articulate and resist spatial inequalities in the capitalist
THIS PUBLICATION IS essentially an attempt to articulate some of the insights, key themes, and unsettled questions linked to market-based conservation that are more fully explored in the book People Plants and Justice. The original publication was an exploration of the relationships between market-based schemes for nature conservation or “sustainable”
Stories from urban poor communities inspired international audiences at the 10th World Urban Forum. Taking place every two years, the World Urban Forum (WUF) brings together a host of actors – development professionals from NGOs, representatives of international development agencies, city government officials – from around the globe. The 13,000 delegates from over
