tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post113745427075636679..comments2023-10-03T01:04:14.553-04:00Comments on squattercity: The Problem of Propertyrnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1137540805805581352006-01-17T18:33:00.000-05:002006-01-17T18:33:00.000-05:00Thanks, Anders, for the lead on protourban. I love...Thanks, Anders, for the lead on protourban. I love the architecture of the site. Seems quite theoretical, though. I wonder if anyone at protourban has risked any on-the-ground work in Cape Town.<BR/><BR/>And, yes, Philippe, solutions are key to good reporting. Messy and certainly not perfect, but key. Otherwise the problems seem so overwhelming. I'm going to try to get ahold of some of the detailed research described in the id21 dispatches.rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1137505763613216652006-01-17T08:49:00.000-05:002006-01-17T08:49:00.000-05:00Now that is what I call news ! Real world news.I w...Now that is what I call news ! Real world news.<BR/>I was interviewed on the radio, being asked about press agencies, the media , what should hit the front page etc. And I could have given this "id21" example. Instead of telling the bad news untill the (literal) end of the world, at a certain time the news has to become the debate between solutions, or on solutions. Also, instead of talking politics as a struggle between a dominant male against another dominant male, comes a time when the issues nust hit the news.<BR/>And I'm sure the readers can be as excited about thinking a way out of chaos, than about a "no future" approach...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1137489374381060402006-01-17T04:16:00.000-05:002006-01-17T04:16:00.000-05:00In relation to the quote "Urban poor people are us...In relation to the quote "Urban poor people are using systems that better suit their needs than the formal alternatives", this link may be of interest. www.protourban.com is a test of European urban obsevational tools in Third World urban spaces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com