Urban informal settlements, often referred to as slums, are a significant aspect of urbanization in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These areas are characterized by inadequate housing ...

Because of the uproar, the city rescinded the slum or blight designation and drastically shrunk the urban renewal area, removing the Black neighborhood and other acreage included. “The ruling ...

The lawsuit pitted Black property owners in the historic Railroad District downtown against the city of Ocean Springs.

Slum tourism, a controversial practice where tourists visit impoverished urban areas, has gained attention for its complex relationship with urban poverty. This phenomenon raises questions about ...

Slum residents, most of them youths, have taken to urban farming as an alternative source of income, and they are doing just fine. This relatively new venture has its roots in Mukuru kwa Ruben ...

The Railroad District, a historic area of downtown settled by Black residents, was one of six areas the Board of Aldermen included in urban renewal districts that the city declared “slum or ...

The nonprofit Institute for Justice will appeal the loss of a lawsuit it filed for Black property owners over Ocean Springs’ decision to label their historic downtown neighborhood as “slum or blighted ...