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Top blogs of 2018
Best of 2018: blogs
… little data available about the people and services in these areas.   David Satterthwaite's blog called on external agencies to listen to local … of the IIED series Women champions of biodiversity , a collection of blogs and interviews highlighting the role, influence and impact of … Best of 2018: blogs …
Article, 27 December 2018
We must protect the world in which we live (Photo: Steve Guzzardi, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Best of 2017: blogs
… start taking action April: In his blog about risks in urban areas, David Satterthwaite noted that now it seems obligatory for UN declarations to … are vulnerable and what is needed to reduce their vulnerability. Satterthwaite argued that it is time to take action and start removing … Best of 2017: blogs …
Article, 22 December 2017
A small brick building with two steps leading to a corrugated iron door houses a pit latrine.
The case for sewers
… have close to universal coverage. 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.  … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 19 November 2021
Aerial view of informal settlement
Reducing urban poverty – lessons not learnt?
… to account for the inaccuracies. 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.  … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 10 August 2021
Aerial view of informal housing.
Data to drive informal settlement upgrading. Who generates it – and who owns it?
… a major stumbling block, however. 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. Who … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 03 March 2022
Entrance to a garden
Taking stock: community responses to COVID-19 in cities
… about their COVID-19 experiences.  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.  To … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 19 October 2021
Condensed housing borders a grassy area which has litter strewn over it.
Keeping urban health on the agenda in the 1980s and 90s
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 27 September 2023
Views from Ilo, Perú
The often forgotten role of small and intermediate urban centres
… towns for larger urban centres. 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 Also … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 03 February 2021
Sewage and water runs down the centre of a makeshift 'drain' surrounded by sandbags and wood
Do urban populations benefit from urban bias?
… to work in urban centres.  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 … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 01 September 2021
The Deccan Development society works with poor women in Andhra Pradesh, India. It facilitates a network of women seedkeepers who conserve and exchange seeds (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
IIED's best of 2016: blogs
… out priorities for urban centres for decades to come. In their blog, David Satterthwaite and Cassidy Johnson argued that the draft text for the … for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this blog, David Satterthwaite asked why there was so little mention of local … IIED's best of 2016: blogs …
Article, 28 December 2016