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urbanoINTERNATIONAL #4: Social Media in Kenya
or: WOULD KENYANS USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO BRING CHANGE TO KENYA? by Monicah Karangi In the past the internet has seldom been used as a tool for rallying mass movements towards meeting an agenda. This is fast changing in Kenya. The purpose of this article is to show how the internet plus mobile phone technology has been used as a vital tool in moving both positive and negative agendas in Kenya. With the recent growth in access to affordable mobile phone access, access to internet and other forms of social networks, the range for the coverage of social networks has greatly increased....
urbanoINTERNATIONAL #3: Web 2.0, blogs and participatory planning
by Sam Soloman As a young professional keen on transitioning into the academic field of urban management, I took the search for the right masters program rather seriously. As with most of my “serious” searches nowadays, it began with my laptop out, browser poised at Google, and a double americano in arm’s reach while perched at my favorite café. Of the countless search results, two particular sites caught most of my attention: Urbanicity.org, which offers a global perspective on the field of city regional planning; and similarly, Planetizen.com, which additionally provided me with an unofficial ranking of academic programs in the...
urbanoINTERNATIONAL #2: Bangladesh – Turning its face from Rural to Urban
by Shaikh Muhammad Mehedi Ahsan Bangladesh remains a predominantly agrarian country with only 27% of the population – around 38 million people – currently living in urban areas. Since the independence in 1971, Bangladesh has been experiencing rapid urbanization; between 1975 and 2005 the percentage of the total population in Bangladesh living in urban areas rose from 10% to 25% (BURT 2004). Despite the recent decline in overall population growth, rural to urban migration has sustained a high rate of growth However,while the present level of urbanization is still relatively low, the urban population growth rate is 2.5%,which is significantly higher than the...
urbanoINTERNATIONAL #1: Guerilla Gardening in Oslo
by Linn-Marie Heimberg Guerilla gardening has become a worldwide phenomenon. Even though the word guerrilla has an aggressive tone to it, it refers to something as peaceful as gardening. Guerrilla gardening is gardening on someone else land, both public and private that is left unused. Guerrilla gardening can be seen as a very political act in some cases, an only as a hobby for a gardenless gardener in other. Guerilla gardening has also reached Oslo, the capital of Norway. The most organized group was started after an initiative in the Norwegian Permaculture Association. Many enthusiastic souls are now working together,...