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View of a city with traditional housing and two skyscraper in the distant background
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 … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 09 March 2023
Skyline of Kolkata, India.
How regional and national capital cities influence urban change
… as their own. This  blog series  reflects a planned new edition of David Satterthwaite's landmark 2007 working paper, ' The Transition to a … did not lay the foundation for being a large city. The next few blogs will look “outside the large cities” at the demographic, economic … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 10 September 2020
Busy commuter traffic
What drives the world’s changing urban geographies?
… in the spatial distribution of urban populations.  This series of blogs reflects a planned new edition of David Satterthwaite's landmark 2007 working paper, ' The Transition to a … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 23 April 2020
A cow and two goats eat grass surrounded by waste. There are houses and people in the background.
Why does so little aid seem to go to basic needs? – part two
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 24 January 2023
A flooded street in an informal settlement
To stay ahead of climate change, cities need to act now
… Responses To Climate Change  – by Sheridan Bartlett and David Satterthwaite (editors), Routledge. This book was prepared by a group of … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 04 June 2019
A busy side street in the settlement of Dharavi
Invisiblising cities: the obsession with national statistics and international comparisons
… land markets) and the quality and reach of public services. These blogs reflect a planned new edition of David Satterthwaite's landmark 2007 working paper, ' The Transition to a … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 25 February 2020
Raipur in Central India is developing into a major urban centre, but the infrastructure in the city's expanding informal settlements is poor (Photo: India Water Portal, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Addressing the needs of vulnerable groups in urban areas
… adapt to lessen risk or to remove risk.   This is the second of three blogs drawn from the editorial in the April 2017 issue of the …  if it does not serve the needs and priorities of the residents. David Satterthwaite ( david.satterthwaite@iied.org ) is a senior fellow in … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 26 April 2017
A man wearing a mask hands a bag to an older woman, who is standing in the doorway of a house.
Top 20 downloaded papers in the journal Environment and Urbanization
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 18 August 2022
Informal settlements in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. The World Bank estimates that some 29 million Indonesians live in urban areas with poor access to basic services (Photo: Axel Drainville, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Urban risks: where are the top five biggest blind spots?
… serious health risks and their causes.    This is the first of three blogs drawn from the editorial in the April 2017 issue of the … engage local populations in setting priorities and acting on them.  David Satterthwaite  ( david.satterthwaite@iied.org ) is a senior fellow in … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 18 April 2017
Getting water from a tanker in Vijinapura, India. Partnerships between local government and slum/shack dweller organisations can help deliver urban development goals (Photo: cstepin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why do we ignore the local processes that deliver global goals in urban areas?
… and federations that can deliver the local and global goals. David Satterthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 16 August 2016