Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development

IIED’s urban researchers have identified four specific action areas, which are discussed in detail. These are:

• Inclusive and targeted action for migrants and the urban displaced
• Building housing justice: construction materials in informal settlements
• Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities for low-carbon, resilient futures, and
• Climate resilience and informal settlements: the urgent need to focus on how power and knowledge interact.

This was published as an IIED paper.

This work builds on the 2022 edition of Better Cities by the Human Settlements research group, which addressed the twin challenges of climate change and inequalities through specific action areas. These were:

• Embracing disruptive resilience
• Urban climate justice: connecting social justice and decarbonisation
• No climate justice without housing justice, and
• Supporting migration in the context of the climate emergency.

This was also published as an IIED paper.