URBANET

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URBANET is a weblog that promotes international dialogue on sustainable urban development. The weblog offers a platform for experts around the globe to exchange knowledge and experiences and provides insight into topics such as decentralisation, just transition and reducing inequalities.

Radical Feminist Urbanismv

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In recent decades, we have witnessed how conflict, civil wars, and violence have devastated cities and neighbourhoods across the globe.

Sagal Abas Bafo

Rebuilding Civic Culture in Syrian Citiesv

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Neighbourhood committees in Syrian cities show that recovery is not only about rebuilding infrastructure but rebuilding civic culture.

Ghada Rifai

How a Water Pipe Changed Lives in Imam Gharbiv

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In Imam Gharbi, a town in the Iraqi district of Qayyarah, five kilometres of water pipes were enough to improve the lives of thousands...

Melanie Wieland 

From Lived Experience to Collective Powerv

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Across Southeast Asia, young people are confronting rapid urban transformation that promises progress but delivers displacement, ...

Dang-Dao Nguyen