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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?
… engage local populations in setting priorities and acting on them.  David Satterthwaite  ( david.satterthwaite@iied.org ) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 18 April 2017
This map of the covered and open drains in Jamshed Town, Karachi illustrates how communities have led on installing sewers and drains (Image: Orangi Pilot Project–Research and Training Institute)
Reducing risks in urban centres: think 'local, local, local'
… and large disaster risks facing each settlement, and act on these. David Satterthwaite (david.satterthwaite@iied.org) is a senior fellow in IIED's Human … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 08 May 2017
Aerial view of Kisumu, Kenya.
Outside the large cities
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 13 November 2020
Housing in informal settlement.
Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 02 October 2020
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
In Mexico City, the Metrobus BRT system carries roughly 250,000 people daily. It cuts workers' travel times and also helps to reduce carbon emissions (Photo: City Clock Magazine, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How Bus Rapid Transit can make housing affordable to low-income households
… . A copy may be obtained from david.satterthwaite@iied.org … David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 06 June 2018
Cover for 10888IIED.pdf
Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19
… David Satterthwaite …
Publication, 01 August 2020
View of the city of Delhi at night
The global geography of world cities
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 09 July 2020
A view of Shanghai's tall buildings
Cities’ development trajectories
… David Satterthwaite …
Insight, 16 June 2020
An image showing local people building a house in a slum in Bolivia, where Shack Dwellers International has worked with authorities. Many Latin American cities are leading the way in working with community organisations (Photo: Shack Dwellers International, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Is community-based adaptation suited to cities?
Insight, 26 April 2016