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Regeneration of a slum and co-creation Traditionally slum upgrading projects across the world have involved the demolition of entire neighbourhoods followed by the construction of repetitive social housing blocks or relocation of the communities to places far away from their source of income. Whilst housing improved in the short term, the social consequences have been negative. [...] After 6 – 8 weeks a toothbrush weakens and it starts to perform less well. Dentists recommend replacing your toothbrush every 8 weeks. Each person should therefore use about 6 toothbrushes per year, which equates to around 368 million toothbrushes in 2008 in the UK alone. According to government figures in the UK, over 50% [...] Global sourcing is the standard in the construction industry: bricks might come from the Netherlands or Poland, cement from Spain, steel and marble from India, aluminium from Brazil and wood from Canada or the tropical forests in the Far East. Due to the rising cost oftransport and the growing importance of managing energy and other [...] In recent days we have featured bottled water and the much more sustainable use of tap water on this website. Whilst in our western societies we simply open the tap and are provided with the best quality water, large sectors of the world’s population do not have access to sufficient clean water. Watercone – a [...] |
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