Global Urban Debates

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|

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.

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|

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

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|

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.

COP27

Decarbonising Global Urban Transport: The COP27 Presidency Initiative LOTUS

By |2022-11-29T10:37:21+01:00November 29th 2022|

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

cop27

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

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

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.

COP27

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

By |2022-11-10T13:56:23+01:00November 8th 2022|

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.

Risk and Crisis Management

The Global Housing Crisis: A Crisis Unlike Any Other

By |2022-10-25T13:26:13+02:00October 25th 2022|

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.

Risk and Crisis Management

From Burden to Economic Asset: Palestine Refugee Camps in Jordan

By |2022-10-20T14:08:41+02:00October 20th 2022|

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.

One Urban Health

By |2022-10-06T13:08:56+02:00October 6th 2022|

Have we destroyed the balance of our planet? Professor of Urban Health and Policy Evelyne de Leeuw shares her thoughts and approach on Healthy Cities and their connection to spiritual and ecological concepts.

Risk and Crisis Management

Designing Urban Resilience to Confront a Risky World

By |2022-10-04T10:54:16+02:00October 4th 2022|

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.

Young Voices

Leave No One Behind – A Promise to the Urban Poorest

By |2022-08-23T10:55:41+02:00August 23rd 2022|

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.

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