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Africa and urbanization: Re-imagining Africa’s realities
Posted on: 27 August 2014
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Recently the Daily Maverick, a South African newspaper, has published a number of pieces speaking to some of the consequences of urbanisation that often go overlooked by the public. In particular, two articles have risen key insights about service delivery and access in the face of large-scale urbanisation.
Nairobi Integrated Urban Development Master Plan
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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Urban planners from the County Government of Nairobi and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have produced a new Master plan for Nairobi. Key among the challenges identified are uncontrolled urban development, insufficient infrastructure, transport problems and high demand for mid-low income housing. Inadequate coordination between relevant organizations was also identified on the institutional angle. The plan proposes an inclusive urban economy, effective and efficient transport systems, a healthy, thriving & green city, and pedestrian-friendly urban spaces for the Central Business District (CBD).
South-South cooperation: FUCVAM, Uruguay
Posted on: 4 August 2014
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This report presents the outcomes of our 2013 peer exchange to Uruguay to learn more about the World Habitat Award winning project, ‘South-South Cooperation: international transfer of the Uruguayan Federation of Mutual Aid Housing Cooperatives (FUCVAM) model of mutual aid housing cooperatives’ and to look at how their approach has successfully transferred to other countries. The impact of the project has been significant, directly and indirectly enabling hundreds of thousands of people across Latin America to have access to decent housing as well as other opportunities for income generation and social development.
Ghost cities in China on the rebound?
Posted on: 22 July 2014
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In August 2013, 60 Minutes ran a story on the Chinese housing bubble focusing on the existence of “ghost cities” across the country. Forensic Asia, a financial analysis group based out of Hong Kong, believes these large vacant urban areas are evidence of a coming market crisis. If realized, the scale of the situation could eclipse the Great Recession of 2008 resulting from the mass mortgage defaulting that occurred in the US. Stephen Roach (Yale Global Affairs) disagrees with this view highlighting that China has been rapidly transitioning from a rural to urbanized country unlike the US in 2008 which had a substantial proportion of their population in cities already. The question remains – will people actually flock to these modern ghost towns?
Guidance for profiling urban displacement situations: Challenges and solutions
Posted on: 25 June 2014
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This guidance document aims to highlight the challenges and best practices relevant for practitioners planning profiling exercises in urban settings. Two case studies (Delhi and Quito) are drawn upon as recent urban profiling exercises throughout.
Tracking Africa’s progress in figures
Posted on: 19 June 2014
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A new report from the African Development Bank argues that while Africa’s cities are poised for a population explosion that will strain resources, infrastructure and services and widen income inequality, African leaders can manage the influx through inclusiveness, eco-friendly development and economic opportunity.
The world’s best social housing projects
Posted on: 19 June 2014
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UN Habitat launched a student competition in September 2013 to provide designs for local, specific social housing solutions for cities around the globe. This article collects the winners in the overall competition, as well as some favorites from the 6 regional and 38 national winners.
Relationships and resources: Environmental governance for peacebuilding and resilient livelihoods in Sudan
Posted on: 18 June 2014
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This report is the third in a series of reports addressing the development of new forms of environmental governance in Darfur and Sudan more broadly. This third report focuses on the process by which governance and peacebuilding may be promoted using natural resources as the basis for rebuilding key relationships and trust.
China’s shifting grounds: The inner city
Posted on: 18 June 2014
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This blog is the first contribution in a series that looks at how China’s current wave urbanization is touching the inner-city, the rural-urban fringe and the remote rural areas.
More doesn’t mean better: inefficiencies in China’s affordable and social housing sector
Posted on: 17 June 2014
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The report investigates inefficiencies in China’s affordable social housing sector, identifies causal factors and recommends possible policy solutions.
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