Policy and planning

Pages tagged with

Cities

Projects, publications, news, events, insights and articles about work in cities across the world, and exploring the challenges of global urban change. From housing issues and the experiences of people living in informal settlements to forced displacement, IIED's work highlights opportunities for building better cities that are healthier and more climate-resilient.

In-depth reading

The transition to a predominantly urban world

A series of insights and interviews designed to share the experiences of community leaders, professionals, researchers and government from the global South

Urban crises and forced displacement

A programme of work on urban refugees and internally displaced peoples that also supports municipal authorities to respond to crisis and protracted displacement

185 entries

Panoramic image of Kinshasa, DRC

Extreme inequality and housing injustice in the DRC: rebuilding ‘Kinshasa la Belle’

Insight, 12 February 2025

Landscape image of Nairobi with lots of rooftops showing.

Far Away From Home: exploring city responses to refugees

Event on 12 February 2025

Crowd sitting down and looking at presentation. Projector is showing PowerPoint slide on wall.

New collaborative initiative launches to transform housing justice

News, 08 January 2025

Man walking alongside a main road going through a small town in Uganda.

Measuring small towns – why definitions matter?

Insight, 27 November 2024

IIED-América Latina wins Global Center on Adaptation award at COP29

News, 19 November 2024

Children walking and playing around a court yard.

Bringing nature to children in disadvantaged urban communities

Insight, 14 November 2024

A corridor in Kisenyi, with a semi-permanent hostel and a permanent structure.

Driving change for Kampala’s urban refugee population

Insight, 31 October 2024

Flooding at Otumara Settlement.

Better Cities II: Transforming informal settlements on a warming planet

Article, 30 October 2024

Hamdi, urban refugee from Somalia, selling tea on the streets of Eastleigh, Nairobi.

Inclusive and targeted action for migrants and the urban displaced

Article, 30 October 2024

Man moving cement in Ocupação Jorge Hereda, São Paulo.

Building housing justice: construction materials in informal settlements

Article, 30 October 2024

Image of street in Buenos Aires showing informal housing.

Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities for low-carbon, resilient futures

Article, 30 October 2024

A brightly coloured building.

Hub for Housing Justice: strengthening global alliances for just housing futures

Active Project

Cars stopped on the motorway. A digital sign reads "Extreme heat. Save power 4-9PM. Stay cool"

Hot cities: researching extreme heat in the world's biggest capital cities

Article, 23 July 2024

Drone image of Raul Soares Square in State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Driving health equity for cities and communities: the work of Belo Horizonte’s urban observatory

Insight, 26 June 2024

22441iied.pdf

Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities to develop low-carbon, resilient futures

Publication, 07 June 2024

22436iied.pdf

Climate action for equitable cities

Publication, 07 June 2024

Close-packed housing with metal roofs. A bay and palm trees in the background.

Building a fairer future: the intersection of climate action and housing justice

Insight, 03 June 2024

A collage of images.

Using evidence to improve support for refugees in cities

Impact story, 22 May 2024

A seated man talks to a group, while a women alongside watches on. Behind them is a board advertising DPU - the Development Planning Unit at UCL.

Fifty years shaping the urbanisation agenda

Impact story, 21 May 2024

A bearded man stands at a podium with a screen behind him.

Urban legend: one man, 50 years, countless seeds of hope

Long read, 13 May 2024

A tall metal water tower with several small brick buildings around it.

Community-led climate action: building equitable, resilient cities from the bottom up

Insight, 02 May 2024

A view of Beijing across the river. There are trees and greenery in the foreground.

China's urbanisation conundrum: balancing economic growth and human wellbeing

Insight, 30 April 2024

A woman waits beside a busy intersection as cars and motorbikes drive past.

State of the cities marks phase two of Transformative Urban Coalitions

News, 22 April 2024

Distance view of an urban landscape with mountain in the background.

Climate action for equitable cities: working with informal communities to develop low carbon, resilient futures

Article, 15 April 2024

Related tags

Urban Matters blog

Urban development

Informal settlements (slums)