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A view over a large township
Internal and international influences on urban change
… the planet on track for avoiding dangerous climate change? Recent blogs in this series have heard from community leaders in informal … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 27 May 2020
A woman burns off plastic in an informal settlement
What women want – part two: to map vulnerability to climate change
… vulnerability to climate change. 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, 11 June 2021
Street scene, Karachi, Pakistan. Photo by Fareena Chanda
Can we change the goals of development without changing the implementers?
… mistakes of the MDGs.  This blog was first posted on www.IRF2015.org. David Satterthwaite is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group. … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 09 July 2014
An aerial view of people in an informal settlement
Alternative data sources for cities and communities
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 12 March 2020
An aerial view of dozens of shack housing in close proximity, with colourful roofs
Bridging the urban adaptation finance gap
… Previous blogs have discussed the inadequacies in urban adaptation finance from … in a  series of blogs and interviews , curated by IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite, examining different aspects of global urban change. A new …
Insight, 25 April 2022
Women selling spices in the street
Getting attention to a much-neglected health agenda: occupational health and safety
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 27 April 2021
The rice fields on outskirts of the city of Bandung, Java, Indonesia: urban areas often have damaging impacts on the areas around them (Photo: Ikhlasul Amal, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New publication looks at environmental impacts of urban areas
News, 16 March 2015
Woman cooks using wood fire
Feeding all city inhabitants
… exposure to environmental hazards. 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, 27 June 2021
A daily savings book: local savings groups collect small payments from slum dwellers which can be leveraged to support slum upgrading projects (Photo: SDI, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Transforming aid for urban areas
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 04 September 2018
There is often very little data available about people living in informal settlements such as these along the riverfront in Ahmedabad in India (Photo: Emmanuel Dyan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Is urban development too complicated for us?
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 17 May 2018