Items tagged:
Housing
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Multiple housing and climate-related vulnerabilities of informal workers in Indore, India
While informal workers in Indore, India contend with multi-faceted vulnerabilities, recent research shows a gradual transition towards resilience. Guest bloggers Siddharth Agarwal and Kanupriya Kothiwal discuss the findings.
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Upgrading informal settlements in the global South: transforming relations with government, transforming lives
Upgrading rather than bulldozing is becoming the mainstream government response to deal with informal settlements in many nations – done well, this can be transformative for residents and their communities but the opportunity is often missed
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Introduction to housing justice
IIED’s programme of work on housing builds partnerships and research that informs community-led and resilient housing responses in cities of the global South
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Knowledge in action for urban equality
Growing inequality is a key challenge to advance inclusive and sustainable urban development in the global South. IIED is a partner in the ‘Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality’ (KNOW) programme, which aims to address urban inequalities through knowledge co-production, transformative research and capacity-building activities
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Q&A: Achieving housing rights for all: issues and recommendations
How can we address the global housing crisis, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic? Housing experts answer questions from a recent webinar that discussed housing insufficiency around the world
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Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19
Ahead of this year’s World Habitat Day themed ‘Housing for All’, David Satterthwaite sets out why adequate housing is fundamental for health, safety, inclusion in society, and access to employment and services – and for preventing the spread of COVID-19
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COVID-19 and the housing crisis in the global South – time for change
COVID-19 has highlighted the significance of housing for citizen wellbeing, particularly in the global South. IIED hosted an online event on Monday, 5 October to discuss what we have learned from previous interventions and COVID-19 to tackle the housing crisis
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The rise of Nairobi’s concrete tenement jungle
Guest blogger Baraka Mwau describes how the transition to ‘low-cost’ rental housing in Nairobi is unfolding
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Transforming aid for urban areas
There is a new way to finance community-driven development, working with local funds set up and managed by grassroots organisations. This can work well at scale with local governments to meet basic needs and reduce urban poverty. David Satterthwaite explains why it’s time external agencies took note of this
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How can compact cities keep house prices under control?
A new study shows that increasing population density within cities generates significant economic benefits. But successfully harnessing the power of compact cities also requires large-scale investments in transport and housing
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Financial inequalities; defining our age
A decade on from the global financial crisis, can the world's banks and financial institutions learn about value and values from grassroots savings schemes that help the world's lowest-income people?
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Recognising urban rights: global debates and local struggles
Global debates can help frame how human rights in the city are recognised but are often far removed from processes that affirm rights at local level
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Namibia's women lead the way in housing development
Persistence, celebration and the First Lady's help have turned around the fortunes of women's savings organisations helping to meet Namibia's housing needs
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Improving housing in Asia – and turning traditional top-down funding on its head
Community involvement in improving housing for low income families in Asian cities is changing approaches to funding – and delivering impressive results as well
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Namibia shows how to support low cost housing
Around a quarter of Namibians live in informal urban neighbourhoods; they live without secure tenure and without adequate access to services. So how has the country gained its reputation for progressive state action on housing?
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The houses that Karachi's poor want
Karachi is building upwards to house its expanding population, but unregulated building leaves poor families at risk. An IIED film outlines solutions that could benefit the city, says Suzanne Fisher
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Work and shelter – two struggles, one reality
Urban development programmes have tended to treat livelihoods and shelter as separate problems to solve, when in fact they are closely linked. Grassroots organisations are increasingly seeking ways to tackle these challenges together.
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To build climate resilience cities must assess diverse drivers of vulnerability
Three new studies from Vietnam show how research can help governments devise solutions that help their citizens adapt to the effects of climate change.
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New issue of 'Environment and Urbanization' - Vol 21, No 2. 'Secure land for housing and urban development'
In urban areas, the struggle by low-income groups to get housing and basic services is often a struggle to get land on which to build or to get tenure of land they already occupy.
