One of the most interesting aspects of this placement was the opportunity to work with the Communauté de Base (COBA), a local organization which is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of ...

This blog post was authored by Jeff Kuhnhenn, AIA, LEED AP, Director of Architectural Design, Gresham Smith. Over the past 40 years, there has been a slow but radical realignment in how designers and ...

Experts in climate change and development planning have called for the adaptation of a participatory spatial planning approach to help address the negative impact of climate change on coastal communit ...

Traditional philanthropy has a problem. The top-down, hierarchical power structure often undercuts efforts to make lasting change. In fact, the system itself can mirror the very conditions that ...

Moving away from top-down approaches, contemporary practices embrace more inclusive and participatory models and design processes. Participatory planning, a notion that prioritizes involving the ...

What happens at the local level matters to the effective integration and inclusion of refugees in the community. That cities are incubators of innovation and good practices in support of refugee ...

Locally led adaptation (LLA) is increasingly recognized as a critical pathway to building climate resilience by shifting power and resources to local institutions. Despite growing global attention, ...

The director of MISA Regional, Dr Tabani Moyo, endorses the AU's Afrocentric AI strategy and emphasises the need for cross-disciplinary collaboration to ensure ethical AI development. This statement ...