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Creative, sustainable solutions find their home in the thousands of informal neighborhoods across the world. Urban planner Jota Samper believes these often overlooked settlements (also known as slums) should be regarded as hubs of innovation and shares three reasons why giving them the attention they deserve could help change the way humanity coexists — and cities evolve — on a global scale.
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Spare us with the compassionate speech when the corporations want this to happen … By 2050 1 in 3 people will live in poverty … But of course … Everything is going according to the master plan … ” Nobody knows , nobody wants , everyone complains , It’s not our fault , it is our fault etc. ” We kill ourselves and we see it each day … Humanity’s ideals and aspirations are dying little by little under our very own eyes and our spirits yell harder than ever : Where is our belief ? Where is God ? Where are our old ways when life had meaning …
there are informal settlements in the midwest. I tried to go camping in Fort Wayne but kept running into to squaters. I imagine its because its so close to the town and IU the school that so many people end up homeless out in brown county.
Informal statement: I’m HUMAN it’s okay to throw myself off ur pedestall
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Very interesting topic. Wish he had gone into a bit more depth but the presentation was still worth watching.
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