Consumption is one of the cornerstones of mainstream economics, assumed to derive from the aggregated decisions of isolated individuals maximising …[more »]
The importance of material cultures for understanding consumption
Tag: marginalisation
Access to water services in informal settlements in Mongla, Bangladesh
Globally, 24% of the urban population lives in informal settlements. Such settlements often have inadequate essential services, including housing, water, …[more »]
Constant fear of eviction: How poor people experience life in Somaliland’s growing cities
Inclusive Urban Infrastructure team members Mustafe Ibrahim Abdi, Nasir Mohamed Ali and Ahmed Omer (all Institute for Peace & Conflict Studies) …[more »]
The G7 infrastructure plan has to avoid China’s mistakes
An opinion piece by Sunit Bagree, Communications Manager for Inclusive Urban Infrastructure, arguing that the G7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment …[more »]
The Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme and marginalised settlement resilience in Zimbabwe
The Government of Zimbabwe declared all roads to be a state of national disaster on 9 February 2021. Shortly after, …[more »]
Who are the ‘most marginalised’ and do the Sustainable Development Goals serve them?
Our Inclusive Urban Infrastructure action research project is concerned with how the provision of water, sanitation, energy, transport and communications …[more »]
Introducing Inclusive Urban Infrastructure
According to the UN Population Division, between now and 2050 virtually all of the world’s population growth will occur in cities. Moreover, …[more »]