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November 21, 2024
IDEAMAPS at the 12th World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt: Key Takeaways and Accomplishments
This year’s 12th session of the World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt (WUF12) brought a record-breaking attendance of over 25,000 participants from 182 countries. Our team led or participated in more than 8 events throughout the week, giving us a significant presence at this global gathering to showcase the work we’ve accomplished on the Data Ecosystem project and several other projects within the IDEAMAPS Network.
Andy Clarke, Adenike Shonowo, Grace Gielink
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October 17, 2020
Deprivation in your city
Slums, informal settlements, and other deprived areas are formed and experienced in very different ways within, and across, cities. The diverse expressions of deprivation across cities is why none of…
Dana R. Thomson
October 6, 2020
IDEAMAPS Lounge Webinar 1
People from 21 countries joined the first IDEAMAPS Lounge webinar. Six speakers spoke about diverse approaches to mapping "slums" and informal settlements, though the focus was ultimately on processes that…
Dana R. Thomson
September 29, 2020
What defines urban deprivation?: Domains of Deprivation Framework v1
Background Members of the IDEAMAPS Network are performing a systematic literature review of frameworks of urban deprivation. The goal of this review is to synthesise domains and indicators which might…
Dana R. Thomson
September 18, 2020
“Slum” modeller data and infrastructure needs
The IDEAMAPS Network recently polled data scientists who model slums, informal settlements, and other deprived areas about where they are working, and their data and infrastructure needs. Below is a…
Dana R. Thomson
August 24, 2020
Considering research fatigue in “slums”
As the IDEAMAPS Network wraps up its first round of interviews with key stakeholder groups in Lagos, Nigeria, I am mindful of research fatigue, especially among residents of well-known slums…
Dana R. Thomson
July 23, 2020
Webinar series followed by the IDEAMAPS Network
To stay up-to-date on the latest data trends, data repositories, and data applications for development and COVID-19 recovery, we are following the below webinar series. . UN World Data Forum…
Dana R. Thomson
July 13, 2020
Community Mappers identify and respond to needs in informal settlements during COVID-19
In late March 2020, Nairobi County instituted a mandatory curfew and business closures in response to COVID-19 which left hundred's of thousands without access to jobs or food. The government…
Dana R. Thomson
June 29, 2020
Government Evictions in Nairobi Slum: An Interview with a Local Expert
On May 4th, 2020, Nairobi County Government officers demolished homes and shops in Nairobi's Kariobangi neighbourhood, leaving between 7,000 and 8,000 people homeless. The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company…
Dana R. Thomson
June 16, 2020
COVID-19 in African Cities: Impacts, Responses and Policies Recommendations
A new report from UN-Habitat and other international agencies underscores the conditions that amplify COVID-19 impacts in African cities, and offers six recommendations for local governments to respond effectively. Execuative…
Dana R. Thomson
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