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7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

  • Urban Development
  • Urban Transformations
  • land use
  • data
  • infrastructure
  • Equity & Governance
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • COP26
An aerial view of a cluster of small homes next to luxury buildings, all surrounded by trees.
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Transformations
  • land use
  • data
  • infrastructure
  • Equity & Governance
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • COP26

To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts

  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • poverty
  • public participation
View of one of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with input and participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • poverty
  • public participation

For Rural Communities, Protecting Land Is a Better Investment than Deforestation

  • Food
  • Forests
  • land use
  • agriculture
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
In India's Narmada District, legal recognition of communities' land rights have enabled villages to invest in sustainable, more productive land management. Photo by...
  • Food
  • Forests
  • land use
  • agriculture
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
  • land use
  • commodities
  • Forests
  • land rights
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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RELEASE: WRI Honors Darren Walker and Feike Sijbesma at “Courage to Lead” Celebration

  • carbon pricing
  • land use
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • land rights
  • low carbon development
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
  • carbon pricing
  • land use
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • land rights
  • low carbon development
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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Bridge across creek in Kibera, Nairobi.
  • housing
  • development
  • Equity & Governance
  • housing
  • Equity & Governance

Confronting the Urban Housing Gap

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • Equity & Governance
  • Urban Development
Informal housing in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • Equity & Governance
  • Urban Development

Sophie's Choice for Communities: Sacrificing Land Rights to Gain Security

  • land use
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
Brazilian protester
  • land use
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities