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Urban Matters blog

A series of articles focusing on urban poverty, climate change in cities and rural-urban linkages. Curated by IIED senior associate David Satterthwaite, it represents the voices of IIED staff and partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America and builds on our longstanding work on equitable, inclusive, sustainable and resilient urban development.

A group of people around a table, looking at plans.

Reframing infrastructure, reshaping development

Michael Cohen
21 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

Bingqin Li
30 April 2024

Guangzhou street scene.

Is China’s rate of urbanisation too fast or too slow?

Bingqin Li
15 April 2024

A pyramid-type structure made of foam upon which people have stuck small cubes representing ideas.

Refugee voices at the summit

Hala Ghanem
27 March 2024

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

Arif Hasan
13 March 2024

Aerial view of a city with several skyscrappers.

The fastest-growing cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

David Satterthwaite
28 February 2024

Aerial view of an city with the sea in the background.

Rethinking urbanisation and economic development

Ivan Turok
05 February 2024

A man standing beside a garbage cart and holding a big sack. The cart has a flag of Brazil and a sign saying "collective collection" on Portuguese.

Supporting waste pickers in Brazil’s cities: what’s needed and what needs to change?

Sonia Dias
18 January 2024

In-depth reading

Better cities are possible: achieving resilient, low-carbon and inclusive urban development

A series of articles exploring the critical shifts in governance, policy and action needed to transform informal settlements on a warming planet

Urban climate justice hub

Synthesising data on the impacts of climate change across cities and promoting city-level climate actions that advance resilience and low-carbon development for all

240 entries

A group of people around a table, looking at plans.

Reframing infrastructure, reshaping development

Insight, 21 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

Guangzhou street scene.

Is China’s rate of urbanisation too fast or too slow?

Insight, 15 April 2024

A pyramid-type structure made of foam upon which people have stuck small cubes representing ideas.

Refugee voices at the summit

Insight, 27 March 2024

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

Aerial view of an city with the sea in the background.

Rethinking urbanisation and economic development

Insight, 05 February 2024

A man standing beside a garbage cart and holding a big sack. The cart has a flag of Brazil and a sign saying "collective collection" on Portuguese.

Supporting waste pickers in Brazil’s cities: what’s needed and what needs to change?

Insight, 18 January 2024

Garbage collects in a stream under a bridge. In the background, cars are parked in front of shops and homes.

Mapping Brazilian waste pickers’ risks and their responses to climate change

Insight, 04 January 2024

A diverse crowd of individuals congregated in a park, engaging in various activities.

Abandoned no more: Mumbai's new park on previously disused land

Insight, 18 December 2023

A woman bends over looking at goats.

Is the international community failing urban refugees and how do we fix this?

Insight, 07 December 2023

A bridge crossing a river filled with dirt and flowing water.

Do national governments and international agencies need urban health departments?

Insight, 22 November 2023

Aerial view of desert refugee camp with makeshift homes.

Silent battles, resounding strength: the lives of transgender refugees in Kenya

Insight, 21 November 2023

Two women chat to each sitting on a bench at night.

The changing status of Karachi’s women

Insight, 07 November 2023

A street in a village with a house and a blue window and clothes hanging from a wire.

Further data tales: decoding land ownership and other challenges

Insight, 25 October 2023

Houses next to a canal.

Burgeoning growth of deltaic cities puts lives and livelihoods at risk

Insight, 09 October 2023

Truck carrying a huge load of cardboard.

Building resilient cities with the resilience of informal workers

Insight, 02 October 2023

Water tanker.

Beyond the city’s borders: water and sanitation access for refugees in Mafraq

Insight, 28 September 2023

Condensed housing borders a grassy area which has litter strewn over it.

Keeping urban health on the agenda in the 1980s and 90s

Insight, 27 September 2023

View of informal housing and vegetation in the background.

Simplified sewerage systems: lessons from Dar es Salaam

Insight, 05 September 2023

City traffic and buildings in Stalinist architecture.

(Mis)adventures in the former Soviet Union with the WHO

Insight, 21 August 2023

Woman walking a flooded road with piles of trash bags next to her.

Getting attention to urban health issues – or not?

Insight, 07 August 2023

A boat on a river next to a pile of garbage with buildings in the background.

Climate chasm: the yawning gap between policy and reality

Insight, 24 July 2023

Aerial view of informal housing.

Locally-led housing action needed to accelerate the UN’s urban SDG

Insight, 13 July 2023

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