Category: Media
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In the City Monitor: ‘How new methods of analysing walkable access can uncover spatial inequalities’
Recently InfUr- researchers Elek Pafka and Viviana Silva published an article in City Monitor: a platform for publishing articles examining the future of the world’s cities and global mandates for more responsible urban policy. Read the article here -
In the Pursuit: ‘Informal settlements are where cities are made’
Recently InfUr- researchers Kim Dovey, Elek Pafka, Mattijs van Oostrum, Tanzil Shafique, and Ishita Chatterjee published an article in the University of Melbourne’s Pursuit: a website dedicated to disseminating recent research in a journalistic manner. Read the article hereinfur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2023/10/12/pursuit-article-informal-settlements-are-where-cities-are-made
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Upholding the Human Rights of Manila’s Urban Poor
Researchers and grassroots networks in Manila worked to support the health and livelihood of the ‘urban poor’ during the pandemic and now during state-led recovery Read moreinfur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2023/02/14/upholding-the-human-rights-of-manilas-urban-poor
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How Khori Gaon Residents, Now Facing Eviction, Were Forgotten During the Pandemic
The Supreme Court’s orders of 2020 and 2021 for the eviction of Khori Gaon residents without rehabilitation has naturally heavily affected those living there. -
Why the Haryana Government Must Not Evict One Lakh Residents of Khori Gaon
On June 7, Supreme Court reiterated its order of February and April 2020 to evict the Khori Gaon basti on the Delhi-Haryana border, falling within the Faridabad Municipal Corporation (FMC) jurisdiction. The eviction orders are premised on a set of cases heard in the higher courts since 2010. -
The Role of a Solidarity Economy in Surviving a Crisis
It is no secret that people in major cities are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. This is even more pronounced in the metropolises of the global south, where millions of urban poor engage in precarious informal employment to survive, and live and work in crowded conditions.infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2020/06/18/the-role-of-a-solidarity-economy-in-surviving-a-crisis
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‘Forced’ evictions eat away at a Manila community as developer spares the golf course next door
Ricky sits at one of half-a-dozen entrances to the San Roque settlement in Metro Manila’s North Triangle district. -
COVID-19 reveals unequal urban citizenship in Manila, Dhaka and Delhi
“COVID-19 lockdown means starvation,” laments Lila, a street vendor in Manila, in the Philippines. -
How Mumbai’s poorest neighbourhood is battling to keep coronavirus at bay
Informal settlements are experiencing a greater surge in COVID-19 cases than other urban neighbourhoods in Mumbai, India. Their high density, narrow streets, tight internal spaces, poor access to water and sanitation leave residents highly vulnerable to the spread of coronavirus. -
Rebuilding from disaster: it doesn’t end when housing aid projects finish
Disasters are typically followed by an influx of resources, including millions of dollars channelled through humanitarian agencies for rebuilding housing.
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