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Urban density

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Head and shoulders photos six podcast presenters.

Housing challenges are not solved by forced evictions. What is the way forward? Make Change Happen podcast episode 38

Article, 30 April 2026

Image of informal settlement in Pakistan showing houses built very close together.

What I have learnt in 50 years of engagement with urban issues

Insight, 18 March 2026

A busy city street with several vehicles on the road and building on the back.

Lobbying for land then and now: reflections on what changed in Karachi

Insight, 13 March 2024

Aerial view of a city with several skyscrappers.

The fastest-growing cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Insight, 28 February 2024

Overview of the Nawalane neighbourhood, street with buildings on one side.

Case studies on urban density from Karachi, Bangkok and Kathmandu

Article, 25 August 2023

View of a city with traditional housing and two skyscraper in the distant background

Asia’s fastest growing cities… and why these are mostly small cities

Insight, 09 March 2023

Informal housing and tall buildings behind.

Definitions matter – part one

Insight, 10 November 2021

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Planning for high density in low-income settlements: Appendices

Publication, 01 March 2010

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IIED Density Study

Publication, 01 January 2010

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The Redesigning of Saiban City, Lahore

Publication, 01 December 2012

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Housing density and housing preference in Bangkok's low-income settlements

Publication, 01 September 2013

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Planning for affordable housing during densification in Kathmandu: Lessons from four settlements

Publication, 01 June 2015

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Drivers of Climate Change vulnerability at different scales in Karachi

Publication, 01 January 2017

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Planning for high density in low-income settlements. Four case studies from Karachi

Publication, 01 March 2010

An aerial view of London. Southwark, on the left, is surprisingly undense (Photo: David, Bergin, Emmett and Elliott, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

How can compact cities keep house prices under control?

Insight, 14 September 2017

A view of Karachi from the film Karachi Rising (Image: Arif Hasan)

Focus on urbanisation issues in Karachi

Archived Project

A 'living room on the street' in Paposh Nagar, Karachi (Photo: Fareena Chanda)

Alternative routes to urban density

Archived Project

The implications of land-use dynamics for poor households and the environment are explored in the short film 'Karachi Rising' (Photo: IIED)

Spreading the word about Karachi's contested land

Article, 14 September 2014

Paposh Nagar, Karachi. 'Living room' on the street - © Fareena Chanda 2010

A tale of two cities: Density regulations vs reality

Insight, 30 June 2014

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The houses that Karachi's poor want

Insight, 23 April 2014

'Population Dynamics and Climate Change' book

Article, 01 June 2010

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