This week: The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture: An Era of Urbanization
The Global Forum on Food and Agricultures aims to inform agricultural ministers on how to supply growing urban centers with safe and healthy food.…
Time to unlock rights to rural land?
South China Morning Post The mainland’s 900 million farmers will be on the lookout for rural land use reforms after a signal from the…
A new report from Brookings: Foresight Africa 2016
A preview of Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2016, in which the Africa Growth Initiative and its colleagues discuss six overarching…
Environmental Agendas within Local Government: Case Study in South Africa
SSRN eJournal Urban Research The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed…
Interactive maps for statistics on OECD metropolitan areas
Compare the performance of 275 metropolitan areas in OECD countries on 45 key indicators, including population, economic performance, innovation, and the environment. View interactive…
UNSW to offer Australia’s first Master’s degree in urban renewal and housing
UNSW is launching Australia’s first Master’s degree program in urban renewal and housing to support the housing challenges of the future. Aimed at future…
Leveraging Urbanization in South Asia | World Bank Report
“The number of people in South Asia’s cities rose by 130 million between 2000 and 2011–more than the entire population of Japan. This was…
Urban Center for Computation and Data
the Urban Center for Computation and Data (UrbanCCD) was created in 2012 within the Computation Institute, a joint initiative of the University of Chicago…
Resources for the Future (RFF)
Resources for the Future (RFF) is an independent, nonpartisan organization that conducts rigorous economic research and analysis to help leaders make better decisions and…
National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA)
NIRSA, established in 2001 and centered in Maynooth University, is a collaborative partnership of scholars from a number of social science disciplines located in four…