Strategic Planning Guide for Managers Strategic planning is a process of looking into the future and identifying trends and issues against which to align organizational priorities of the Department or Office. Within the Departments and Offices, it means aligning a division, section, unit or team to a higher-level strategy. In the UN, strategy is often... Continue Reading →

  By Kylie Kiunguyu The Benin Empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed states in west Africa, dating back to the 11th century. The walls of Benin City and its surrounding kingdom were a man-made marvel described as "the world's largest earthworks prior to the mechanical era". The Walls of Benin, one... Continue Reading →

  By LAURENCE TROY, BILL RANDOLPH AND RYAN VAN DEN NOUWELANT Housing markets never have met the lowest-income households' needs. Now is the time to tackle problems that have been years in the making by creating a better system to supply their housing. The recent slump in building approvals is a reminder of the risks... Continue Reading →

  yes; Affordable housing will replace deteriorated dwellings by hygiene, advanced and powered; colorful ones.. It is understood that Affordability will emphasis on the use of prototype design and construction to reduce and control costs Yet, with some innovative ideas, Architects can change the setting and provide Humane environment rather than visual and sense-able suffocation..... Continue Reading →

  Dublin's Phoenix Park boasts the official residence of Ireland's president, but for a while it was also home to Eddie Dooner who lived there in a tent with three dogs. Dooner, 27, plans to return to his old haunt soon, but this time he will be leading a party of tourists under a scheme... Continue Reading →

  By Karim Elgendy  Strategies for Sustainable Cities The Mehr Housing project east of Tehran (Maskan-e Mehr Pardis, in Persian) is reportedly the world’s largest Social Housing project ever awarded under a single contract. The 74,000 units low-income housing development was built around Pardis village on the foothills of the Alborz mountain range, a mere... Continue Reading →