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The Myth of Marginality book
During the pandemic I have been working at three major projects. One of those projects was the Fulbright Research Project in Recife.
JANICE PERLMAN ON CITIES PODCAST
During the pandemic I have been working at three major projects. One of those projects was the Fulbright Research Project in Recife.
From Demon to Darling: Child of the Dark or Model for 2 Sustainable Cities?
Fifty years of perception, policy, and reality 3 in Rio’s favelas by Janice E. Perlman
The Fulbright Research Project in Recife
During the pandemic I have been working at three major projects. One of those projects was the Fulbright Research Project in Recife.
We Work in 23 of the Largest Cities in the World
According to Report on The World’s cities in 2016 –by the Economic and Social Affairs office of the United Nations, there are currently 31 cities with populations of 10 million or more, but definitions of cities and metropolitan areas are inconsistent across countries and sources
1. Tokyo, Japan
2. Delhi, India
3. Shanghai, China
4. Mumbai, India
5. São Paulo, Brazil
6. Beijing, China
7. Mexico City, Mexico
8. Cairo, Egypt
9. New York, USA
10. Dhaka, Bangladesh
11. Karachi, Pakistan
12. Buenos Aires, Argentina
13. Kolkota, India
14. Istanbul, Turkey
15. Lagos, Nigeria
16. Manila, Philippines
17. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18. Los Angeles, USA
19. Moscow, Russia
20. Paris, France
21. Jakarta, Indonesia
22. London, UK
23. Bangkok, Thailand
WE WORK AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE
GLOBAL URBAN CHALLENGE
The fastest growing segment of the world’s population lives in informal settlements in cities of the ‘global south’. Today 1 billion people live in these self-build communities. By 2050 there will be 3 billion, representing 1/3 people on the planet.
For the past three decades we have worked hard to connect ideas, people and places to promote inclusive cities.