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Relocated street vendors operate in the car park below the alun-alun of the Masjid Raya Mosque in Bandung, but this basement area does not attract many customers and vendors have to breathe in car and motorcycle fumes due to the poor air circulation (Photo: Kemal Jufri/Panos Pictures)
Building trust through dialogue with street-food vendors
… vendors [and our needs] from the government," said Mujahidin Saleh, head of a 100-strong cooperative of food vendors. Below is a playlist of … and dignity (in Javanese, Nguwongke: 'to make other people feel human') he built the trust between institutions and informal vendors … ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 05 November 2015
IIED founder Barbara Ward, who would have been 100 on 23 May, set out the case for a fairer, more just world system
A vision of our world that is sustainable, fairer and realisable: memories of Barbara Ward
… 10 years. This book also documented the growth of informal cities and settlements and how they can be dramatically improved by working with … what should be done to maintain the earth as a place suitable for human life not only now, but also for future generations. The birth of … (low carbon) future. Jorge Hardoy founded IIED's Human Settlements Group and, after designing a research model that continues today (based …
Insight, 27 May 2014
New construction sites for housing have been prepared by the government on the hillside above Nhon Hai, but the compensation isn't enough to let people move (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
If you want to go far, go together
Insight, 24 June 2014
The Indonesian coastal city of Bandar Lampung is vulnerable to flooding and other climate risks. The ACCCRN programme has been working with government and community leaders to strengthen resilience (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Collaboration and communication: how research can help cities to build resilience
… need to negotiate and compromise. The good news is that a growing group of researchers and city officials are willing to do this. Several … to building resilience. David Dodman ( [email protected] ) is co-head of IIED's Human Settlements Group and team leader for cities and climate change. …
Insight, 19 February 2015
A market in Fort Portal (Photo: Sister Haiti, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Making sure Fort Portal's 'modernisation' plan feeds the poor
… for pro-poor and inclusive policies.  Christopher Busiinge is the head of the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC) Information Unit … PC: Do you have any preliminary results from these focus group discussions? CB: Our preliminary results highlight that nutritious … Paolo Cravero ( [email protected] ) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 11 December 2015
The lives of Vasanthi and Gopal have been transformed by the low-cost toilet provided as part of the Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project (Photo: Asian Development Bank, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why sanitation, spearhead of urban improvement in the 19th century, has become the laggard of the 21st
… try to use legal means to hold governments to account for meeting the human right to sanitation (PDF) . It has been estimated (PDF) , however, … facilities helped the communities become more secure, turning on its head the familiar adage that land tenure insecurity undermines the … ) is principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group and team leader on urbanisation. …
Insight, 04 March 2015
Houses teeter on the edge of a river in Indonesia.
Beyond the Millennium Development Goals
… A book David Satterthwaite co-authored with Diana Mitlin, acting head of IIED’s Human Settlements Group, on Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature will be …
Insight, 01 August 2012
A new map produced by IIED shows seven types of innovative governance. Click on the image to see the map (Image: IIED)
Driving change by supporting action at the local level
Insight, 24 November 2015
Syria refugees in Lebanon learn how to make fishing nets, a skill which will help them find work along the northern coast (Photo: DFID, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why urbanisation matters in responding to humanitarian crises
… integrated.   David Dodman ([email protected]) is acting head of IIED's Human Settlements Group and team leader for cities and climate change.  Note: this blog …
Insight, 15 September 2015
Study reveals immense importance of ‘invisible’ water to urban poor
… dwellers actually depend on local wells,” says Dr Gordon McGranahan, head of IIED’s Human Settlements Group. “Far more needs to be done to support the efforts of local …
News, 12 November 2010