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IIED's best of 2023: blogs
… cities… and why these are mostly small cities When urban specialist David Satterthwaite was handed a list of Asia’s fastest growing cities he … very familiar. Why was that? … Communication … IIED's best of 2023: blogs …
Article, 22 December 2023
Q&A: Two years on, blog series maintains its focus – in changing and challenging times
… and the climate emergency. In this interview IIED senior associate  David Satterthwaite (DS), who curates the series, reflects on the 50 blogs published to date. He highlights the topics that have really …
Article, 09 May 2022
Keeping urban health on the agenda in the 1980s and 90s
… The second part of my blog ended with me suffering a massive hangover after an evening … choose a name for their settlement, they named it 'Jorge E Hardoy'. … David Satterthwaite … Urban … The transition to a predominantly urban world … …
Insight, 27 September 2023
The role of urban green space: how London got its parks
… many smaller parks (see table 2). This is the latest in a  series of blogs and interviews , curated by IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite, examining different aspects of global urban change. How …
Insight, 16 June 2022
IIED's best of 2020: blogs
… growing cities March: Our most read blog of the year saw IIED fellow  David Satterthwaite  discover, with surprise, which cities make it onto the … That's our top 10 – but there were many more! To see all our 2020 blogs, visit our News and Comment page . Previous years Click on the …
Article, 22 December 2020
IIED's best of 2021: blogs
… lacking access to basic services. In this blog, IIED’s senior fellow David Satterthwaite and research associate Diana Mitlin discuss what have we … That's our top 10 – but there were many more! To see all our 2021 blogs, visit our News and Comment page . Previous years Click on the …
Article, 23 December 2021
Definitions matter – part two
… sanitation and hygiene 2000-20. This is the latest in a  series of blogs and interviews , curated by IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite, examining different aspects of global urban change. The …
Insight, 08 December 2021
Asia’s fastest growing cities… and why these are mostly small cities
… success. Few of them have had historical importance. Previous blogs on the world’s fastest-growing cities (2020) and on Africa’s … Malappuram comes close)? What we measure turns out to be the key. … David Satterthwaite … Urban … The transition to a predominantly urban world … …
Insight, 09 March 2023
Upgrading informal settlements in the global South: transforming relations with government, transforming lives
… conventional government response. This is the latest in a  series of blogs and interviews , curated by IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite, examining different aspects of global urban change.  …
Insight, 05 October 2021
Why does so little aid seem to go to basic needs? – part two
… My previous blog discussed the low priority given by most bilateral aid programmes … classification codes, may obscure much of what goes to basic needs? … David Satterthwaite … Urban … Policy and planning … The transition to a …
Insight, 24 January 2023