Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD)

02/07/2018

On this cold Boston day it might be a good idea to sit down with a book and explore a topic that's always peaked your interest. Architecture in different cultural contexts and its implications on living patterns.

01/31/2018

A view from New York City. Happy Wednesday!

12/19/2017

11/14/2017

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy will be hosting an event on Community Land Trusts in Rio De Janeiro this Thursday in Cambridge. If you're in Boston, the event is free and will be well worth going to.

Rio de Janeiro is home to some 1000 favela communities, the vast majority situated on public lands. Under Brazil's 1988 Constitution, adverse possession rights were guaranteed, yet on public lands, full land rights would not be ceded and only use rights permitted, until recently. Under new laws, the...

11/14/2017

Our library of lessons and stories. What stories do you look to when planning?

09/25/2017

Urban resilience is core to I2UD's work. In our latest blog post, we discuss the history of resilience, the growth of resilience in international development, and our past research applying resilience frameworks to specific cities. We specifically highlight a 2014 project in Cartagena, Colombia and Condega, Nicaragua, which considers resilience in the context of different types of urban areas. Resilience-based thinking continues to frame the research we do today.

» Why Resilience Matters | Collaborate. Educate. Plan. Sustain.

09/06/2017

I2UD is currently following the High Level Panel to Assess and Enhance Effectiveness of UN-Habitat. The implications of these discussions will be very important for the future of implementing the and the .

Watch the live stream of the meeting in the following link:
http://bit.ly/2wHt2dQ

Official Website:
https://www.hlpunhabitat.org/

08/22/2017

10 years ago, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency sponsored I2UD's study on Migration, Remittances and Housing which focuses on Senegal, Kenya, and South Africa. As hundreds of thousands of people are currently being displaced around the world it is important to recognize the economic and social impacts created both in the new countries of residence, but also in their countries of origin. The push and pull of populations is constantly occurring and it is important to understand the links which are created between the two countries through migrant populations.

Download the full report on our website: http://i2ud.org/migration-remittances-housing/

08/08/2017

Dr. Mona Serageldin will be in Iraq in the upcoming weeks furthering the collaborative project between I2UD and the United Nations Development Programme - UNDP. Meetings with local government officials, Ministry staff members and UNDP staff are essential to creating synergistic solutions and development plans within the varying regions of Iraq. Strategies must be tailored to specific contexts. For instance, the marshes of southern Iraq require specific attention to ecological sustainability as well as water conservation and distribution tools to protect local residents and wildlife.

08/03/2017

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has released their Economic Report on Africa 2017 - Urbanization and Industrialization for Africa's Transformation. Africa is urbanizing at faster rates than almost anywhere on the planet making discussions on economic growth, equitable development and sustainable urbanization patterns extremely important and applicable. The movement of populations towards urban centers is being widely accepted as an unstoppable trend which has shifted the discussion of development towards increasing the capacity of cities to absorb the influx of populations. We must keep in mind the spatial implications of future economic development policies which are born out of and will exist in an African context. To see the work I2UD has done on economic and social development in Africa, visit our library at http://i2ud.org/library/

Read the full report here: https://www.uneca.org/publications/economic-report-africa-2017

08/01/2017

Kakuma - A refugee camp in Northern Kenya established in 1991 by UNHCR which still exists today. Over two decades later, the community persists and despite changes in generations the existence of soccer remains an important factor in the fabric of the population's lived history. Read how soccer has influenced and grown Kakuma in the following article.

https://www.sbnation.com/a/kakuma

180,000 refugees live in Kakuma, and almost all of them have been touched by soccer.

07/25/2017

I2UD would like to introduce our newest team member, Prasanna Rajasekaran! Coming through the Northeastern Coop program he is a rising 5th year student and talented researcher. We are excited to have him on board!

http://i2ud.org/?p=7095

» Welcome! – Prasanna Rajasekaran | Collaborate. Educate. Plan. Sustain.