Incremental Housing – The new site & services
The rapid urban population surge of the 60s driven largely from migration with resultant massive unauthorized city expansion provided challenges in finding effective housing interventions. Upgrading programs became widespread despite … Continue reading
Informal Economy Monitoring Study
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is a major study of the urban informal economy being undertaken in 10 cities around the world: Accra, Ghana; Ahmedabad, India; Bangkok, Thailand; Belo … Continue reading
Information Lives of the Poor – Fighting poverty with technology
This book explores the impacts of this unprecedented technological change. Drawing on unique household surveys undertaken by research networks active in 38 developing countries, it helps to fill knowledge gaps … Continue reading
Another underestimate of urban poverty
David Satterthwaite – Yet another global study has understated the scale and depth of urban poverty, by failing to appreciate the differences between rural and urban contexts. The Global Multidimensional … Continue reading
Will the World’s Emerging Megacities Turn the Corner? For Most of Them, Probably Not
People assume that the world’s emerging megacities will ultimately be successful, maybe even very successful. Places like São Paulo and Istanbul are held up as global cities in the making. Even … Continue reading
The Economics of Slums in the Developing World
Marx et al – The global expansion of urban slums poses questions for economic research as well as problems for policymakers. We provide evidence that the type of poverty observed … Continue reading
A World of Cities: The Causes and Consequences of Urbanization in Poorer Countries
Glaeser -Historically, urban growth required enough development to grow and transport significant agricultural surpluses or a government effective enough to build an empire. But there has been an explosion of … Continue reading
Trashing democracy in Bogotá
The career of Gustavo Petro, mayor of Bogotá, is on the line after allegations that he mismanaged the city’s waste collection contracts. While global media is focused on the implications … Continue reading
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