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Reports from collaborative case studies with partners in Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, India and Vietnam are available as Working Papers in the Rural-Urban Interactions and Livelihoods Series, and as shorter Briefing Papers.

The Rural-Urban Interactions and Livelihoods Series includes overviews on the role of urban centres in rural development and environmental issues in the peri-urban interface.

The Earthscan Reader in Rural-Urban Linkages, edited by Cecilia Tacoli (2006) A collection of key papers that illustrate the importance of rural-urban linkages for sustainable development.  Read more...

A special issue of Environment and Urbanization 'Beyond the rural-urban divide' (April 1998) . View Online , including a guide to the literature on rural-urban interactions. View PDF (105K)

The April 2003 issue of the journal Environment and Urbanization also focused on 'rural-urban transformations'.

View PDF (Editorial, 160K)

For more information on how to subscribe to the journal, or to view a summary of the current issue, visit Environment and Urbanization

A summary of policy issues related to rural-urban interactions published in IIED's Gatekeeper Series no 77 .

Other relevant publications and links include:

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Papers on Food Consumption and Nutrition Divisional (FCND) discussion papers

• Migration and the Rural-Urban Continuum: Evidence from the Rural Philippines Agnes R. Quisumbing and Scott McNiven. October 2005. Paper no. 197
• Rural and Urban Dynamics and Poverty: Evidence from China and India. Shenggen Fan, Connie Chan-Kang, and Anit Mukherjee. August 2005.  Paper no. 196
• Market Institutions: Enhancing the Value of Rural-Urban Links. Shyamal Chowdhury; Asfaw Negassa; and Maximo Torero. October 2005. Paper no. 195
• Livelihoods, Growth, and Links to Market Towns in 15 Ethiopian Villages. Stefan Dercon and John Hoddinott. July 2005. Paper no. 194
  

A paper on 'Understanding the Opportunities and Constraints for Low-income Groups in the Peri-urban Interface: the Contribution of Livelihood Frameworks' prepared by IIED staff is available on the Development Planning Unit's Peri-Urban Interface website which provides other useful links and information on peri-urban issues. Link to website

Chapters from a very detailed paper on The Urban Transition in Vietnam by Mike Douglass and Mike DiGregorio (2002) can be downloaded from UNDP Vietnam Office’s site www.undp.org.vn/projects/vie00021/  

A policy brief on the impact of rural-urban interactions on urban food security was produced as part of IFPRI's 2020 Focus Series No3; Achieving urban food and nutrition security in the developing world

August 2000 Link to website

A recent issue of Id21 Insights on 'Bridging the rural-urban divide'. Link to website

In November 2003, IIED submitted a contribution to help the UK International Development Committee's enquiry on 'Migration and Development'. View PDF (223K).  or web link to full enquiry

The Institute for Development Studies in Sussex runs the Livelihoods Connect website, supported by the UK Department for International Development. The website has two 'hot topics' pages, one on urban-rural change http://www.livelihoods.org/hot_topics/UrbanRural.html#5 and the other on migration http://www.livelihoods.org/hot_topics/migration.html with useful information, downloadable papers and further links.

The Global Commission on International Migration (www.gcim.org) presented its Report to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, UN Members States and other stakeholders on 5 October 2005. The Commission, of which IIED's Chair of the Board of Trustees, Mary Robinson, is a member, says the international community has failed to realize the full potential of migration and has not risen to the many opportunities and challenges it presents.  The Commission stresses the need for greater coherence, cooperation and capacity to achieve a more effective governance of international migration.  The 90-page report provides a comprehensive yet concise analysis of key global policy issues in the field of international migration, and presents six 'Principles for Action' and thirty-three related recommendations that can serve as a guide to the formulation of migration policies at the national, regional and global levels. 

The Commission is also publishing the supporting evidence for its conclusions and recommendations. This supporting evidence includes a series of thematic papers, a series of papers on migration issues in different regions of the world, and reports of all the regional hearings, stakeholder consultations and expert meetings that the Commission has held over the past 21 months.

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