by Julian Rathgeber | Feb 17, 2025
Governments and policymakers can no longer afford to ignore the fact that informality is a dominant form of urbanisation. The growth of informal settlements is far from a surpassed trend: one in four urban dwellers today lives in informal settlements. At the same...
by Julian Rathgeber | Jan 17, 2025
At the invitation of the German and Kenyan governments, the Data-Driven Cities: Conference for the Urban Common Good took place in Kenya on 12 and 13 February 2024. The focus was on the question of how data can be used successfully to promote the urban common good....
by Julian Rathgeber | Jan 17, 2025
The special focus was on India with its ambitious Smart Cities Mission and the related ecosystem of five national urban data platforms: Smart Cities Open Data Portal (SCODP), Indian Urban Observatory (IUO), Indian Urban Data Exchange (IUDX), Assessment and Monitoring...
by Julian Rathgeber | Jan 17, 2025
The digital solution for local markets is a platform designed and developed under open-source standards. The purpose of this is to allow its replicability, as well as to improve the process of adaptation and continuous improvement of the platform. However, the process...
by Julian Rathgeber | Dec 6, 2024
This text offers a concise set of criteria for creating gender-equitable cities, neighbourhoods, green spaces, housing, public spaces, municipal buildings and services. It outlines key principles, processes and tools for gender-responsive urban planning and...
