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Protecting caste livelihoods on the western coast of India: an intersectional analysis of Udupi’s fisherwomen

Kaveri Thara

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This work draws from preliminary ethnographic research with a fisherwomen’s association in Udupi City, located on the southwestern coast of India. It shows how women have managed to keep capital-rich fish shops away...

Youth poverty, employment and livelihoods: social and economic implications of living with insecurity in Arusha, Tanzania

Nicola Banks

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. The youth employment crisis in sub-Saharan Africa’s towns and cities is among the region’s top development priorities. High rates of youth under- and unemployment create significant obstacles to young people’s ability...

Strengthening the knowledge-policy interface through co-production of a climate adaptation plan: leveraging opportunities in Bergrivier Municipality, South AfricaEnvironment and Urbanization

Gina Ziervogel, Emma Archer van Garderen, Penny Price

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Despite the growth of adaptation plans and action by municipalities, there are limited examples of opportunities for effectively mainstreaming climate adaptation into policy and practice in local government. This...

Community-level adaptation to minimize vulnerability and exploit opportunities in Kampala’s wetlandsEnvironment and Urbanization

Bosco Isunju John, Garimoi Orach Christopher, Kemp Jaco

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper discusses benefits that informal wetland communities in Kampala, Uganda derive from their location in the wetland and how they adapt to minimize vulnerability to hazards such as floods and disease vectors...

“We beat the path by walking” Part II: Three construction projects that advanced the learning and credibility of the Indian AllianceEnvironment and Urbanization

Sheela Patel, Sheridan Bartlett

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper continues the story of the Indian Alliance (the partnership of SPARC, Mahila Milan and the National Slum Dwellers’ Federation), as it designed and built housing with urban poor communities from 1986 to 1995...

Governing urbanization and the New Urbanization Plan in China

Bingqin Li, Chunlai Chen, Biliang Hu

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper explains the reasons behind the growing social tension and increased number of conflicts in China after a good performance in meeting the Millennium Development Goals. In this paper, we map out the issues...

Efficient lighting uptake among the urban poor: evidence from a Kenyan informal settlementEnvironment and Urbanization

Aurelia Rochelle Figueroa

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Based on an original dataset of 651 households in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, this article examines household electricity use, drivers of uptake and willingness to pay (WTP) for efficient...

Of slime moulds and smart slums – Kolkata informal settlements and the tale of a failed canal reclamation projectEnvironment and Urbanization

Antarin Chakrabarty

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper begins with the description of a theory that draws a parallel between slime mould behaviour and the functioning of informal settlements – part of a scholarly trend that recognizes and glorifies a kind of...

Countdown 2015: an assessment of basic provision to migrant families in the urban slums of Ludhiana, North India

Paramita Sengupta, Anoop Ivan Benjamin

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Ludhiana, the industrial hub of Punjab, North India, attracts a large number of migrants, many of whom face a range of exclusions. This study was undertaken to gather information on the availability of civic amenities...