[New Book] Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World
by Shaibu Bala Garba, Umar G. Benna Publisher: IGI Global Release Date: June 2016 ISBN: 9781522501879 As the global population continues to boom,…
The Economic Consequences of Outdoor Air Pollution – OECD
This report provides for the first time a plausible global projection of the magnitude of the economic consequences of outdoorair pollution in absence of…
Assessing Socioeconomic Resilience to Floods in 90 Countries
Authors: S. Hallegatte, World Bank Mook Bangalore, World Bank Adrien Vogt-Schilb, CIRED, Centre international de recherche sur l’environnement et le développement World Bank Policy…
Habitat UNI
Habitat UNI is UN-Habitat’s partnership with universities worldwide. UNI (previously HPUI – Habitat Partner University Initiative) was introduced as a means of promoting cooperation…
Urban Initiatives
Urban Initiatives is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that consists of several community-based and faith-based institutes that respond to the economic, housing, and social needs…
UN Habitat Lecture Series: Ronald Wall, Erasmus University
Urban Lectures The UN Habitat urban lectures are a free resource of video lectures, including synopsis, biographies and additional reading materials, open to use…
OECD Report: A New Rural Development Paradigm for the 21st Century
Three billion people live in rural areas in developing countries. Conditions for them are worse than for their urban counterparts when measured by almost…
Manhattan Institute
A free-market think tank focusing on Economic Growth, Education, Energy and Environment, Health Care, Legal Reform, Public Sector, Race, & Urban Policy. The Manhattan…
LSE Cities research highlights role of migrant entrepreneurs
Recent research published by LSE Cities, a research center part of the London School of Economics, highlights the significance of migrant entrepreneurs in socially and economically…
Gender perspectives in urban planning – Ana Falú – UN-Habitat video series
This lecture aims to discuss the inclusion of women and gender perspectives in the debate around cities, incorporating proposals and experiences primarily related to…