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Infographics: Urbanisation and Urban Development in Rwanda

By |2023-05-09T10:40:05+02:00May 9th 2023|Global Urban Debates, , , , , |

URBANET is back with a new country series, inviting readers to explore and learn about urbanisation in Rwanda! Starting off with a set of infographics we introduce you to some insightful facts and figures regarding the country’s urban and demographic development.

Spotlight on: Liveable Cities

The New Traders Hub in Galeshewe: Boosting South African Businesses

By |2023-05-04T12:06:45+02:00May 4th 2023|Global Urban Debates, Youth & Gender, , , , |

The open-air arena in the township of Galeshewe in Kimberley, South Africa, is being transformed under the Cities CHALLENGE 2.0. The centrepiece is a new “Informal Traders Hub” offering a safe, sustainable, and gender-responsive environment for local female traders.

Spotlight on: Energy in Cities

Improving Thermal Comfort in Community Buildings in India’s Informal Settlements

By |2023-04-12T15:57:40+02:00April 11th 2023|Basic Infrastructure & Housing, Climate Change & Resilience, Housing & Informality, , , |

India has a long tradition of building climate-friendly houses. But in the case of informal settlements, applying this knowledge presents many difficulties. This leads to intense heat stress for residents. However, there is hope on the horizon, as we highlight an exciting initiative: utilising innovative design solutions for thermal comfort in community buildings in Chennai and Coimbatore - an Urban Living Lab approach.

Spotlight on: Just Transition

Building Resilience in Bangladesh’s Informal Settlements

By |2023-02-27T17:36:36+01:00February 21st 2023|Climate Change & Resilience, , , , , |

The impacts of climate change are heavily felt by urban dwellers in Bangladesh – especially in the informal settlements of fast-growing cities. The ERUP project aims to provide solutions that will enable communities to build resilience against the negative effects of climate change.

Spotlight on: Just Transition

A Green Urban Oasis for Los Cabos, Mexico

By |2023-02-27T18:01:58+01:00February 14th 2023|Climate Change & Resilience, , , , , |

A neglected park turns into a green oasis. Over 200 residents are joining in to stop soil erosion, absorb rainwater, and turn their park into a place for encounter and environmental education.

Infographics: Urbanisation and Urban Development in Bangladesh

By |2022-03-10T13:34:17+01:00March 10th 2022|Global Urban Debates, , , , , , , , , , |

URBANET presents another country series, inviting readers to learn about urbanisation and urban development in Bangladesh! We kick off our focus weeks with a set of infographics. We offer you facts and figures from this young nation, where rapid urbansiation has been presenting urban planners and policymakers with various challenges and potentials alike.

Infographics: Urbanisation and Urban Development in Jordan

By |2021-11-04T12:25:07+01:00May 6th 2021|Global Urban Debates, , , , , |

URBANET's latest country series focuses on Jordan, and as always, we start the series with a collection of infographics! Learn more about urban development in a country where urbanisation has been a powerful factor for more than 30 years.

Bottom-Up Movements Revitalised – What is Different This Time?

By |2020-10-29T09:13:15+01:00October 29th 2020|Global Urban Debates, , |

Concluding our insight series on the event "Inclusive Cities – The Next Generation", Celine D'Cruz (Urban Development Practitioner), Franziska Schreiber (University of Stuttgart), and Nancy Naser Al Deen (TU Berlin) discuss ways of transformative change in cities based on the needs of its communities and protest culture structures.

“Leadership and Project Finance is All You Need” – Whatever Happened to the Notion of Urban Transformation?

By |2020-10-28T11:21:01+01:00October 28th 2020|Global Urban Debates, , , |

Round 2 of our special focus week on ICLEI’s Daring Cities Conference includes highly critical and promising insights from Max Lohmann (C40 / GIZ), Hilmar von Lojewski (Association of German Cities), and Sarah Colenbrander (Overseas Development Institute).

Global Agendas, National Urban Policies – Does Anybody Care?

By |2020-10-27T22:48:58+01:00October 27th 2020|Global Urban Debates, , , |

We are delighted to kick off our special focus week on Inclusive Cities with inputs by Billy Cobbett (Cities Alliance), Tobias Kettner (World Food Programme), and Tina Silbernagl (GIZ) on the question if and how global agendas, supra-national conventions, national urban policies and multilateral organisations and partnerships are critical instruments to promote value-based urban development.

Municipal Financing: The Key to Climate-Neutral Cities (video)

By |2020-08-27T09:55:57+02:00August 27th 2020|Basic Infrastructure & Housing, Climate Change & Resilience, Decentralisation, Municipal & Climate Finance, , , |

To learn more about the three levels of action required to improve municipal finance and ultimately build climate-neutral cities, take a look at this short explanatory film by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Infographics: Urbanisation and Urban Development in Indonesia

By |2021-11-04T11:56:44+01:00August 6th 2020|Global Urban Debates, , , , , |

URBANET's latest infographic series on urban Indonesia invites our readers to explore facts and figures about urbanisation in this fascinating island state.

Infographics: Urbanisation and Urban Development in South Africa

By |2022-07-18T12:36:59+02:00May 5th 2020|Global Urban Debates, , , , , , , |

URBANET's latest infographic series takes our readers to South Africa, offering interesting facts and figures about urbanisation in a country with a turbulent history.

Infographics: Urbanisation and Urban Development in Egypt

By |2021-08-18T10:47:22+02:00October 22nd 2019|Global Urban Debates, , , , , , |

URBANET's latest infographic series takes you to Egypt, offers interesting facts and figures about urbanisation and urban development – in a country that already saw cities and urban life 5,500 years ago. Urban and Rural Population The graphic displays the growth of Egypt's rural and urban population. Today, more Egyptians are living in rural

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