ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO URBAN DENSITY

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Paposh Nagar was created as a plot settlement in 1954 for migrants from India. It was designed as 417 plots of 38.5 square metres each.

Khuda Ki Basti 3 is a 10-year-old settlement within Khuda Ki Basti, Karachi, consisting of 1237 plots each of 67 square metres.

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Naradevi is an inner-city traditional settlement that is densifying outside of official rules and regulations through the...

In Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, the tsunami disaster of 2004 forced new ways of working on both organizations of the urban poor and local authorities....

Diane Archer, researcher with IIED's Human Settlements group, spoke with Somsook Boonyabancha, secretary-general of the Asian Coalition for...

8.8 million people live and work in Bangkok. A city in which the cost of living is increasing every day. Those on a low income play an important...

This section links to research material by city. Documents and links listed under each city are sourced from organizations other than IIED. They...

Decent, affordable and accessible housing for all city dwellers...