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July 17, 2024
Participatory Action Research Groups: Mapping Community Assets in Lagos, Kano, and Nairobi
Grace Gielink
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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
May 29, 2020
Assist the global urban response to COVID-19
Thousands of cities need information, on our own we can only do so much... UN-Habitat is working with hundreds of countries and cities around the world, providing information and helping…
Dana R. Thomson
May 18, 2020
Spatial Data for COVID-19
Routine, accurate maps of slums, informal settlements, and other deprived urban areas in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are essential to ensure relevant COVID-19 prevention advice, food relief, and COVID-19…
Monika Kuffer
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