Do MORE with LESS, a documentary

Hello again FAVELissues readers! We have been busy reviewing applications and selecting some new regular writers for the blog. We Continue reading →

Toward a Global Localism

A Rural Revitalization Case study – Songyang, China, (松阳县) by Ralph Spencer Steenblik, edited by Vincent Augustin M Peu Duvallon Ralph Continue reading →

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Dear readers, Wishing you very happy holidays and a wonderful 2019! The FAVELissues team

CALLING ALL WRITERS!!

Dear readers:  We will be closing the application process on December 20th, so please contact us (info@FAVELissues.com) if interested in becoming Continue reading →

Integration in process

Last Saturday was the first of a series of events aiming to explore the possibilities on integrate the informal settlements Continue reading →

Resilience Yet Again Part 2

In the Resilience yet again blog last month, I discussed the devastating impact of the 2014 Cyclone HUDHUD on Pedda Jalaripeta slum. Continue reading →

Bolsonaro and Rocinha

If you’ve followed politics in the Western Hemisphere over the past two years, you are pretty familiar with the pattern Continue reading →

CALLING ALL WRITERS!!

Dear readers, We are reaching out for NEW WRITERS! FAVELissues is an open forum for discussions of issues surrounding urban informality and Continue reading →