Sustainable communities

All published articles with the tag "sustainable societies".

Tomorrow we will demolish your stall

When large-scale road projects are completed, some street vendors find the new environments beneficial. In Nkrumah Circle in Accra, the elevated road offers street vendors shelter from the sun and rain. Photo: Lena Fält

Of: Ilda Lindell and Lena Field

As African cities invest billions in new road infrastructure, the projects are touted as engines of growth and modernization. But research from six cities shows that those who pay the highest price are often the most vulnerable: market and street vendors who lose their livelihoods, sometimes with just a day's notice. This is what cultural geographers Lena Fält and Ilda Lindell write in a guest analysis for Utvecklingsmagasinet.

July 3, 2026, Guest analysis

Refugee boats dominate the media, but for Canary Islanders the problem is tourism & digital nomads

On Fuerteventura, locals are crowded with people who have arrived via airplanes and cayucos – simple wooden boats that migrants use from the west coast of Africa. Javier and Juan live and work on the island. Photos: Javier, Felicia Broddén/Utvecklingsmagasinet, tilialucida/Canva

Of: Felicia Brodden

The Canary Islands are known for their role as one of the EU's main migration gateways for people who have taken the route via West Africa. Medierthe retrieval dominated by images of rescue operations and arriving boats, but rrescue workers and local residents testifies to a broader story.  

April 27, 2026, FUF-correspondents, Interview