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

A series of articles exploring the critical shifts in governance, policy and action needed to transform informal settlements on a warming planet

Better Cities first edition

How can cities promote resilient, low-carbon and just urbanisation, in a context of increasing climate breakdown and inequality? IIED’s urban researchers set out a vision for urban transformation to build just and inclusive cities.

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

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:

This was also published as an IIED paper.