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An unfolding global polycrisis has accentuated the critique of contemporary urbanism, which has failed to be inclusive and developmental, especially in the Global South. A shift in trajectory will require a shift in our imaginaries, inclusionary processes and institutions.
George Town, the historic capital of Malaysia’s Penang state, is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site. That status, argues Khoo, is as much about ‘who’ as it is about ‘what’.
Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, ranks top amongst the most densely populated cities in the world. Urban planning scholar Juan G. Yunda explains how the city’s history of residential stratification and mobility innovations have balanced exclusivity and integration.
Leonie Sandercock’s five-decade career has been instrumental in shaping and shifting the field of urban planning to recognize and incorporate feminist, indigenous and intercultural worldviews and to pursue social, cultural and environmental justice. Her World View reflects on the importance of local, community-engaged action to grow ‘beloved community’ with an ethos of interconnectedness.
