Clearing out the homeless

In the latest chapter of America’s increasingly polarized approach to homelessness, one city permanently clears the area that’s become known as the Zone after a judge ruled in favor of neighbors who sued the city, calling the encampment an illegal “public nuisance.”

Tower of David: A credible “vertical slum”

The half-finished skyscraper in Caracas, called the “Tower of David” was abandoned during a financial crisis in the 1990s, Years later, poor residents took over the building. The Tower of David was feared as a hotbed of crime and lawlessness, yet, many residents felt differently. As a female resident stated: “They’re always saying that this is a slum, that this is dangerous, that criminals live here… that people get raped here, this and that, …when in reality, I’ve lived alone here, and nothing has ever happened to me. Never ever.”  Today, the Tower of David is no more.

Non credible resettlement Orang Asli and Malaysia’s Kelau Dam

A study by Nor Hisham and Ho

Mining induced land subsidence in China
A study by Yang et al.

Land owned by a wealthy few

in the US, the 100 largest private landowners own 40 million acres – it amounts to an area the size of Florida. In the UK, half of England is owned by less than 1% of the population…