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Three women holding a sack of rice between them.
Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta
… We have published many blogs on civil society’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, writes blog series curator David Satterthwaite . We are now planning a new series of blogs on this theme …
Insight, 25 May 2022
Crowds of pedestrians in Tokyo
Continuity and change in the world’s 20 largest cities
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 31 January 2020
In urban and rural communities across the world, low income families lack the shelter and services they need to live with dignity, security, health and prosperity (Photo: IIED)
References: how can decentralised finance drive sustainable development?
… two funds have also been described in a  Tedx talk in 2013  and in blogs and briefings during 2014 and 2015 .  Notes: Jorge E. Hardoy … Latina in Buenos Aires   'Squatter Citizen', by Jorge E. Hardoy, and David Satterthwaite (1989), Earthscan Publications, London   'Funding …
Article, 08 July 2015
Row of motorbikes parked on the road.
The rise of the motorbike
… fares could lead to public unrest. 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, 25 March 2022
A view of Shanghai's tall buildings
Cities’ development trajectories
… Two previous blogs in this series  focused on what drives or shapes urban change … most of the world’s 100 largest cities discussed in the first three blogs in this series are also among the world’s most economically … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 16 June 2020
Bangkok skyline
An urbanising world
… the size of their urban populations and, as the first three blogs in this series explored, the size and number of very large cities. … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 09 April 2020
Seaweed farming in Nusa Lembongan, Bali, is an example of an alternative livelihood project (Photo: Yeowatzup via Creative Commons)
IIED's best of 2014: blogs
… fails to address how we will achieve them , says IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite. "It is a bit depressing to have the long list of … between rural and urban contexts , says IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite. "The key problem is that the study uses the same … IIED's best of 2014: blogs …
Article, 31 December 2014
Mumbai's Dharavi settlement has a thriving informal economy. The government's redevelopment schemes have been hit by controversy and stalled for more than a decade (Photo: Jon Hurd, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs don't adequately spell out cities' role in implementation
… set out the how and by whom – and with what funding and support.    David Satterthwaite is a senior fellow at IIED and visiting professor … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 12 October 2015
Informal housing with open sewer
Broadening the understanding and measurement of urban poverty
… This is the latest in a series of blogs examining the scale and impact of urban poverty. This looks at deprivations that cause or contribute to urban poverty. Future blogs will explore (often very inaccurate) attempts at measuring urban … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 05 May 2021
Housing in informal settlement.
Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 02 October 2020