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From risks to resilience: action research into informal workers' health and wellbeing in Indore, India
… dwellers in Indore, the economic capital of Madhya Pradesh. India’s economic growth is concentrating in urban areas, where informal employment plays a huge role. Yet informal … to climate change and other risks, which could be adopted in India and in other developing countries. These interventions can advance …
Publication, 22 September 2022
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Vulnerability profiling of cities: a framework for climate-resilient urban development in India
… can be used to highlight the potential impact of climate change on urban services arising from the geographical setting of a city; the … society and governance system. The situation is aggravated by growing urban populations, high urban poverty and backlogs in the provision of … the distribution of vulnerability to climate change impacts across India are lacking. The framework proposed here provides a systematic …
Publication, 01 March 2014
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Co-creating pathways to urban equality in a time of crisis
… of the world’s population living in cities, shaping pathways to urban equality is one of the most urgent priorities of our time. This online event explored a new wave of ‘pathways’ to urban equality co-constructed by active groups across Asia, Latin … of urban services in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, planning education in India and Tanzania, and social mobilisations inside favela settlements …
Event, 26 October 2022
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Building resilience to climate change through slum upgrading – the case of Jaga Mission in Odisha, India
… fellow David Satterthwaite , examining different aspects of global urban change. On the front line of climate impacts Odisha has a 480km … 17% of its population (approximately 7 million people) living in urban areas, Odisha is not among the most urbanised states of India but its decadal urban growth rate has increased substantially to …
Insight, 07 February 2022
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Addressing urban inequalities I: co-creating pathways through research and practice
… theoretical reflections about the construction of pathways towards urban equality. Although operating in distinctive and diverse ways and … invite us to reflect on the ways in which the different dimensions of urban equality are advanced, and to interrogate both urban planning … wave for residents of “slum” settlements in Bengaluru and Patna, India, exploring the impact of the second wave and the differences over …
Publication, 31 October 2022
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Broadening poverty definitions in India: Basic needs in urban housing
… This paper considers how the official poverty line in India would have to change, if it were to be set at a level that allowed urban households to afford minimally adequate accommodation. It … surveys, the paper shows that a substantial percentage of urban households have unmet housing needs even when they are above the …
Publication, 01 January 2011
Closely built shacks. In the background, trees. In the foreground, a river and, on the other side of it, smoke.
Introduction to urban health equity: addressing risks, promoting gender equality and fostering wellbeing in informal settings
… a multifaceted understanding of the wellbeing risks and exclusions in urban areas. Exploring how low-income residents have worse health … the social, environmental and political determinants of health in urban areas.  Working closely with grassroots organisations and … in urban areas.  From researching health in informal settlements in India, Argentina and Sudan in the 1980s, we went on to generate seminal …
Article, 09 June 2022
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Precarities of informal rental housing during the pandemic: interview with a domestic workers’ union in India
… Part of the COVID Relief Archive for Lessons on urban Social Protection … Urban … during the pandemic: interview with a domestic workers’ union in India …
Article, 30 October 2023
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Data justice for refugees: refugees in Jordan set out priorities for a better future
… data for their own goals and aspirations. Examples are groups of urban poor living in informal settlements in India and Kenya, affordable housing advocacy groups in the United … priorities identified by and with Jordan’s refugee communities.  The (urban refugees’) scream A series of of illustrations were also created …
Project, 19 March 2024
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Do urban populations benefit from urban bias?
… Do urban dwellers benefit from an urban bias in the policies and funding allocations of government and … address these challenges as shown in the Philippines , Thailand and India .   Data are not available for any comprehensive assessment of the … Urban … The transition to a predominantly urban world … Do urban populations benefit from urban bias? …
Insight, 01 September 2021