Word of Mouth; What We Can Learn From Slums
- Series
- Word of Mouth
- Program
- What We Can Learn From Slums
- Producing Organization
- New Hampshire Public Radio
- Contributing Organization
- New Hampshire Public Radio (Concord, New Hampshire)
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- cpb-aacip/187-38w9gsgf
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- Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar for Best Picture, but it also drew criticism - one critic labeled it poverty porn. The belief that slumdog misrepresents slum dwellers fueled protests and lawsuits in India. Also known more kindly as informal settlements, or shantytowns, slums are raising issues in sectors beyond the entertainment industry. Its estimated that roughly one billion people live in squatter communities throughout the world, a figure thats projected to double by 2030. Such astounding growth makes these communities increasingly difficult to ignore, and some experts argue that ignoring them is the last thing we should do. Despite the obvious problems that slums pose for their residents and others, some urban designers, architects, and advocates are starting to view them as important resources for ingenuity and innovation. Here to fill us in is journalist Robert Neuwirth, author of the book Shadow Cities. Robert Neuwirth in The Boston Globe: "Learning from slums" Watch Robert Neuwirth's TED talk: (Photo courtesy maria flying via Flickr/Creative Commons)
- Genres
- Magazine
- Rights
- 2012 New Hampshire Public Radio
- Media type
- Sound
- Credits
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Copyright Holder: NHPR
Host: Virginia Prescott
Producing Organization: New Hampshire Public Radio
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New Hampshire Public Radio
Identifier: NHPR75786 (NHPR Code)
Format: audio/mpeg
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 00:11:37?
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Word of Mouth; What We Can Learn From Slums,” New Hampshire Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 16, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-187-38w9gsgf.
- MLA: “Word of Mouth; What We Can Learn From Slums.” New Hampshire Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 16, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-187-38w9gsgf>.
- APA: Word of Mouth; What We Can Learn From Slums. Boston, MA: New Hampshire Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-187-38w9gsgf