There is more to slums than meets the eye

A truly interesting article in today's Boston Globe, on the virtues of slums' informal regulation dynamics that in many respects outperform the dull urban life in "developed" cities -- they are pedestrian friendly, are much more community oriented, and sustainable: Learning from Slums. I for one, had never thought about this, much less seen it this way. But, 1 billion people live in such settings, that's a huge number, and hence the timeliness and relevance.

Posted at 05:32PM Mar 01, 2009 by mbaer in Politics  |