Urban Development Media Scan – 15 December 2016

To accompany the new UrbanLinks website, USAID’s E3/Urban office is launching a bi-weekly media scan of relevant urban development news and resources. Posts and media items included in the scans are not endorsements and do not represent the views of USAID or the U.S. Government, unless stated otherwise. You can sign up to receive this, along with our newsletter here.

Global

  1. In Print: Slum Health: From the Cell to the Street (12/8/2016)
    Source: Urban Land Magazine
  2. Global Health Conferences Highlight Innovation, Urban Environments (12/7/2016)
    Source: SDG Knowledge Hub
  3. Our cities need to go on a resource diet (12/6/2016)
    Source: EconoTimes
  4. How 11 cities are leading the climate change fight (12/6/2016)
    Source: Curbed
  5. Report: Cities need $375 billion in green investment (12/2/2016)
    Source: GreenBiz
  6. We can cut emissions in half by 2040 if we build smarter cities (12/1/2016)
    Source: The Conversation
  7. Data capacity looms over implementation of urban development goals (11/30/2016)
    Source: Citiscope
  8. Building greener cities: nine benefits of urban trees (11/30/2016)
    Source: FAO
  9. COP 22: Three New Ways to Help Cities Reach Their Climate Goals (11/28/2016)
    Source: The World Bank
  10. Investing to make our cities more resilient to disasters and climate change (11/28/2016)
    Source: The World Bank
  11. Cities and experimentation are central to water sustainability (11/28/2016)
    Source: Citiscope

Africa

  1. Ethiopia: Innovative Urban Planning for Resilient and Suitable Cities (12/15/2016)
    Source: AllAfrica
  2. The tale of two slums in South Africa as residents seek to upgrade lives (12/14/2016)
    Source: Reuters
  3. Tanzania: Policymakers Need to Act Decisively On Slum Crisis (12/7/2016)
    Source: AllAfrica
  4. Yellow Fever Epidemic in Africa Shows Gaps in Vaccine Pipeline (12/5/2016)
    Source: New York Times
  5. South Africa: New urban plan will promote inclusive living – Van Rooyen (12/1/2016)
    Source: The Citizen
  6. Improving Living Conditions for Kenya’s Urban Residents (11/30/2016)
    Source: The World Bank
  7. ECA project to strengthen African policymakers’ capacities in building inclusive and sustainable cities (11/30/2016)
    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Asia

  1. Governance vital to inclusive urban growth, says Naidu (12/15/2016)
    Source: India Info Online
  2. Rooftop hydroponic systems in cities produce vegetables that are cheaper and healthier than rural farms (12/14/2016)
    Source: Quartz
  3. Mongolia: Thousands at risk of homelessness due to authorities’ urban redevelopment failings (12/7/2016)
    Source: Amnesty International
  4. Transport: A Pivotal Sector in the Asia-Pacific’s Journey to Sustainability (12/7/2016)
    Source: The Diplomat
  5. Shifting Idylls: Urban-Rural Dynamics in Cambodia (12/6/2016)
    Source: The Diplomat
  6. Sprawl Will Cost India $1.8 Trillion Per Year by 2050 (12/5/2016)
    Source: CityLab
  7. Clouds of filth envelop Asian cities: ‘you can’t escape’ (11/22/2016)
    Source: The Guardian

LAC

  1. Haiti Urban Food Security Assessment, November 2016 (12/14/2016)
    Source: ReliefWeb
  2. Climate change driving population shifts to urban areas (12/14/2016)
    Source: Phys.org
  3. Nicaragua: In One Of Latin America’s Poorest Countries, Boosting The Economy Is Women’s Work (12/7/2016)
    Source: FiveThirtyEight