Weathering the Change: How Street Vendors are Shaping Their Future in the Face of Climate Challenges in ASEAN
These three case studies have been developed as part of an Oxfam project titled ‘Improved Social Protection and Labor Rights for Women Workers in ASEAN’s Agri-Food Sector’, funded by DGD … Continue reading
Gender in a just urban transition
In 2023, more than 56 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a figure that is expected to grow to 68 percent by 2050. Almost 90 percent of … Continue reading
Drawing the Line: Architecture of Repair in the Anthropocene
How might professions premised on carbon-hungry growth and consumption adapt to an overburdened world in which the maintenance of existing structures and landscapes will be more valuable, environmentally and socially, … Continue reading
15 years of degrowth research: A systematic review
In academia and political debates, the notions of ‘degrowth’ has gained traction since the dawn of the 21st century. While some uncertainty around its exact definition remains, research on degrowth … Continue reading
African urbanisation at the confluence of informality and climate change
(Temporary open access) Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces climate change’s harshest consequences. Ramifications of climate change pose daunting multi-scalar urban challenges, specifically because … Continue reading
On international solidarity in a resilient and sustainable urban food system
What does a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the transition to a sustainable food system for cities? Using the concrete Dutch initiative Support Your Locals that emerged in … Continue reading
Contributions of Participatory Budgeting to climate change adaptation and mitigation
The report describes PB initiatives in 15 participating cities and regions from different continents. Its first objective is to describe and understand what is actually happening in the field and … Continue reading
Latin America’s Green New Deal
Leave aside the phrasing, and the substance of the [Green New Deal] has everything to do with contemporary political economic struggles all over the world, including in Latin America. What … Continue reading
Not Just Participation: The Rise of the Eco‐Precariat in the Green Economy
Despite recent attention to “frontier” green economies and the governance of emerging ecosystem services, the specific division of labour in these economies has been little studied. As many such initiatives … Continue reading
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