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How to Save Water-Starved Cities
“A shared problem deserves a shared solution”
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/05/how-save-water-starved-cities/5609/
The city [Mumbai] says that if there is one toilet for 50 people, that is 10 families have 1 toilet seat, it means they have adequate sanitation. But in 1989 the ratio of people to a toilet seat was 900 people to a toilet seat. Today [2012] , it’s come down to 600. Our local politicians say, ‘Oh, we don’t want to build toilets in slums, because it will encourage people to come.’ As if people come to shit.
-Sheela Patel, Urbanized
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Design With, Instead of for, the Other 90%
Now, THIS is what I’m talking about! This article pretty much encapsulates everything I believe about how the relationship dynamics between design and social change should be.
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2011/10/design-with-other-90-cities/273/
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The Biggest NYC Infrastructure Project (You Haven’t Heard Of)
For visual learners, infographics are the best!
http://www.nerdgraph.com/the-biggest-nyc-infrastructure-project-you-havent-heard-of/
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Ticket to Ride
How one group of friends set up India’s first organised bus ticket service.
A clear goal with comprehensive and focused advertising methods creates a recipe for entrepreneurial success.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17032907
