Global Urban Debates

Spotlight on: Gender, LNOB & Feminist Development Policy

Navigating the Concrete Jungle: The Gender Divide in Urban Life

By |2023-03-21T14:46:32+01:00March 21st 2023|Global Urban Debates, Youth & Gender, , , , |

From accessing public services to just being able to survive, the city can be a vastly different place for different genders. Join Paula Meth as she explores gender inequalities in informal urban environments.

Spotlight on: Gender, LNOB & Feminist Development Policy

Leave No One Behind – Including Marginalised Communities Through Inclusive Urban Planning

By |2023-03-14T10:52:22+01:00March 14th 2023|Global Urban Debates, Youth & Gender, , , , |

Implementing the concept of Leave No One Behind (LNOB) often correlates with facing multiple challenges on a municipal level. Hannah Schabert discusses lessons learnt.

Spotlight on: Nature-based Solutions

Building with Nature in Urban Contexts – Chances and Challenges of Nature-based Solutions

By |2023-02-20T14:29:33+01:00December 15th 2022|Climate Change & Resilience, Global Urban Debates, , , , |

With more than half of the global population living in urban areas, cities need new solutions to tackle climate-related challenges. Erik van Eekelen, Matthijs Bouw, Reinder Brolsma and Harro Wieringa on the approach of Building with Nature.

Spotlight on: COP27

Decarbonising Global Urban Transport: The COP27 Presidency Initiative LOTUS

By |2022-11-29T10:37:21+01:00November 29th 2022|Global Urban Debates, Green & Smart Development, , , |

There is no panacea, no silver bullet: Only a holistic approach to technology and urban mobility will ensure sustainable transport for the sake of people and planet. Led by the Egyptian COP27 Presidency, the Low Carbon Transport for Urban Sustainability (LOTUS) initiative was launched. By Christopher Dekki

Spotlight on: cop27

COP27: Equipping Today’s Cities for Tomorrow’s Climate Crises

By |2022-11-22T09:26:54+01:00November 21st 2022|Global Urban Debates, , , , |

Lou Del Bello reports from COP27 and highlights some of the key topics, such as the war in Ukraine and the Summary for Urban Policymakers. The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Spotlight on: COP27

Needing No Less Than a Revolution – Building For a Sustainable Future Climate

By |2022-11-10T13:56:23+01:00November 8th 2022|Climate Change & Resilience, Global Urban Debates, , , , , |

To get cities back on track to avoid building towards a climate crisis, actions must start today. Donovan Storey and Etta Madete Mukuba on sustainable design principles, alternative building materials, and technologies.

Spotlight on: Risk and Crisis Management

The Global Housing Crisis: A Crisis Unlike Any Other

By |2022-10-25T13:26:13+02:00October 25th 2022|Basic Infrastructure & Housing, Global Urban Debates, , , |

Echoes of the same story can be heard in cities across the globe – homelessness is on the rise and the cost of housing is increasing at an alarming rate while the availability of decent housing dwindles. Kirsten McRae with recent statistics on the global housing crisis and why we should no longer financialise our most basic human good.

Spotlight on: Risk and Crisis Management

From Burden to Economic Asset: Palestine Refugee Camps in Jordan

By |2022-10-20T14:08:41+02:00October 20th 2022|Economic Development, Global Urban Debates, , , , |

When faced with stereotypical images of refugee camps as isolated places without ways of contribution or interaction the example of Palestine refugee camp Marka proves these expectations wrong. Dina Dahood Dabash sheds light on factors that contributed to the current agency of the Marka camp in Jordan.

Spotlight on: Risk and Crisis Management

Designing Urban Resilience to Confront a Risky World

By |2022-10-04T10:54:16+02:00October 4th 2022|Climate Change & Resilience, Global Urban Debates, , , |

Building-in the ability of city institutions and infrastructure to anticipate, respond to, bounce back, and learn from shocks and stresses is more essential than ever. By Robert Muggah, Co-Founder of one of the world's leading social policy think tanks.

Spotlight on: Young Voices

Leave No One Behind – A Promise to the Urban Poorest

By |2022-08-23T10:55:41+02:00August 23rd 2022|Global Urban Debates, Youth & Gender, , , , , |

Leave on one behind is a catchy phrase which is used in various contexts so often that one might forget it is also a promise. One that is unfulfilled, Franka Bernreiter argues and reminds us that neither slums nor the responsibility to create sustainable cities are exclusive to the Global South.

Spotlight on: Young Voices

Empowering the Next Generation of Urban Changemakers

By |2022-09-06T17:31:40+02:00August 19th 2022|Global Urban Debates, Urban & Metropolitan Governance, Youth & Gender, , , , |

Young people have fantastic ideas how to create liveable cities of the future - we need an environment that fosters their creativity, says Mario Raimundi Pruss from the Young City Makers Programme.

The World Cities Report – Which Road Will We Take?

By |2022-08-16T10:14:52+02:00August 16th 2022|Climate Change & Resilience, Global Urban Debates, Urban & Metropolitan Governance, , , , |

Ben Arimah presents UN-Habitat’s World Cities Report 2022, the crossroads we're at, and the options we've got.

SPOTLIGHT ON: WORLD URBAN FORUM

World Urban Forum 11: Now is the Time to Transform National Urban Policies into Local Action

By |2022-07-04T12:15:04+02:00July 4th 2022|Global Urban Debates, |

Laura Puttkamer concludes URBANET’s spotlight on the eleventh session of the World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland.

SPOTLIGHT ON: WORLD URBAN FORUM

Transforming Our Cities for a Better Urban Future: Can We?

By |2022-06-28T09:19:00+02:00June 28th 2022|Climate Change & Resilience, Global Urban Debates, , , , |

Climate change is the biggest challenge our cities are currently facing. Lance Jay Brown on the urgent need to transform them – and on the many ideas on how to do it.

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