Small towns are growing fast across Ghana – but environmental planning isn’t keeping up: Africa’s urban future will be shaped not only by large cities and capitals but also by its many small and medium-sized towns. Large capital cities are no longer the hotspots of rapid urban growth. According to the United Nations Human Settlements …
Planning for death: four things you can do to ease your family’s emotional and financial stress: When someone dies, the people left behind face more than grief. They are often hit with a wave of decisions – emotional, logistical and financial – that must be made quickly and under pressure. You may not be able …
Planning a holiday? 3 ways to reduce your carbon footprint: These holidays, planet Earth looks likely to be hotter than ever before. Research found that in 2024, global temperatures temporarily rose 1.5°C higher than the average from 1850 to 1900 – a pre-industrial time when the first global temperatures were recorded. This is a huge …
Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management: Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people. Death and destruction have also occurred in the capital, Nairobi, …
Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains: The devastation caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa demonstrates again that the country is not moving fast enough to adopt appropriate urban planning. It should be integrating risk assessment and management in the design and development of cities. This …
Battling to make ends meet? Financial planning expert offers 5 tips on how to build your budget: Every day seems to bring new headlines about rising costs. In Nigeria, unions are threatening to strike amid soaring fuel prices; the country’s inflation rate hit 25% in August. The amount it costs to fill a food basket …
Sending UK asylum seekers to Ascension Island is a legal non-starter – if the government really is planning to do it: Shutterstock/Alexander Trybushny As part of attempts to prevent people crossing the English Channel in small boats, the UK government has been briefing the press that it is considering sending arrivals to Ascension Island – …
Sudan needs to accept its cultural diversity: urban planning can help rebuild the country and prevent future conflict: Smoke rises above buildings in Sudan's capital Khartoum in June 2023. AFP via Getty Images Sudan is rich in cultural, ethnic and racial diversity. The country’s 48 million people come from 56 ethnic groups, with over 595 …
Planning for a baby? Why both men and women should consider quitting alcohol before and during pregnancy: You might want to make booze a thing of the past. pexels/monstera When a couple is planning on having a baby, it’s often the woman who is seen as responsible for the health of the unborn child. In …
Succession planning: not all family businesses feud – here’s how they help younger generations take over: When the world’s richest and most powerful families deal with the tricky task of succession planning, it can attract a lot of interest. Think of news reports from the Murdoch’s media empire or, more recently, luxury goods company LVMH. …
Nigeria’s cities are growing fast: family planning must be part of urban development plans: Government investments in infrastructure in Nigeria will remain insufficient as urban populations grow. Frederic Soltan/Getty Images Nigeria is rapidly urbanising, with more people living in urban areas than in rural communities. A recent World Bank estimate shows that 53% of the …
China’s population decline is a result of decades of botched family planning measures and will have global implications: China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years and is set to be reduced by half by the end of the century. After declining for some years, China is now in what a government …
Is Veganuary bad for you? A nutritionist explains why plant-based diets need proper planning: Shutterstock/Dmitry Galaganov Veganuary is upon us again, with thousands of people around the world giving up animal products for the month of January. The movement, which encourages people to follow a vegan lifestyle, started in 2014 and has grown rapidly since, …
Apartheid ‘town planning’ created Orlando 90 years ago. It became a hotbed of black resistance: South Africans celebrate the anniversary of the Soweto Uprising of 1976, planned in Orlando East. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Orlando East, a working class community on the periphery of Johannesburg in South Africa, has turned 90 years old. Orlando was …
3 things to know about planning for OTA updates in your homelab: 3 things to know about planning for OTA updates in your homelab Alan Smithee Mon, 09/05/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this Updates to a system used to be relatively straightforward. When a developer needed to revise something that …
Men’s fertility also declines with age — here’s what to know if you’re planning to wait to have kids: Fertility tends to decline from 40 onwards. Home creator/ Shutterstock While women are often reminded about their “biological clock,” many guys just don’t feel the same pressures when it comes to settling down and starting a …
Citing blogs in academic publications: lessons from urban planning in COVID: Blog art. Shutterstock www.shutterstock.com Blogs are a double-edged sword. These online essays can be produced by anyone with access to a computer and the internet. The writers could be well-informed experts with valuable insights to share, or official government agencies. Some bloggers are outstanding …
New forms of urban planning are emerging in Africa: Singapore’s Surbana Jurong prepared master plan 2040 for the Rwandan capital, Kigali. GettyImages Rapid urban growth and an increasing number of climate change related disasters, such as the recent floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, have put the importance of sound urban planning in Africa in …