Urban planning is a Sisyphean task of balancing multiple needs: economic, affordability, education, employment, land use and transportation. For developing cities reeling from expanding populations and poorly managed resources, the goal of sustainable development may be out of reach. In two cases, Ho Chi Min City and the urban areas of Kenya, the obstacles to achieve results are the usual suspects: conflicting interests, lack of funds, lack of direction/planning and corruption. Added to this...
Published on October 30, 2016 12:19