Urban development
- A UN report presenting data and examples exploring global patterns of urbanisation
- United Nations Population Division, 2008
- This report presents a range of data and examples to illustrate and explore global patterns of urbanisation. Urbanisation is precipitated by agricultural industrialisation and further driven by the concentration of investment and empl...
- DFID overview on rural-urban linkages and livelihoods
- Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This key briefing paper in the DFID series is concerned with the changing relationship between the rural and the urban and its implications for policy makers. Its clear format provides a concise overview of key issues in decision maki...
- An interactive guide on the changing relationship between rural and urban livelihoods
- Eldis Document Store, 2004
- This resource comes in the form of an interactive guide, setting out the key challenges facing policy makers in a rapidly changing relationship between rural and urban livelihoods. As a starting point, the resource notes some of the c...
- Understanding the meaning of vulnerability in the development context in South Africa and Malawi
- M. Casale; S. Drimie; S. Gillepsie / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
- This research brief aims to highlight the key purpose, results and arguments from a research study aimed at understanding the meaning of vulnerability in the development context in South Africa and Malawi. Specifically, the study aims...
- Livelihoods issues in rural-urban migration in Afghanistan
- A. Opel / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005
- This report analyses internal labour migration in Afghanistan. It aims to uncover the reasons for and patterns of rural to urban labour migration as part of household livelihood strategies and risk management. Almost a thousand people...
- Microfinance, gender and livelihoods
- L. Mayoux; M. Jiri; M. Cerqueira / Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2002
- How can micro-finance programmes avoid some of the common pitfalls associated with them? How can they integrate strong strategies for poverty reduction and women’s empowerment? This One World Action publication describes the Sus...
- Impacts of short-term shocks and long-term stresses on urban households in sub-Saharan Africa
- E. Nkurunziza; C. Rakodi / International Development Department, University of Birmingham, 2005
- What have been the impacts of short-term shocks and long duration stresses on the well-being of urban households in sub-Saharan Africa? What factors mediate the impacts of such stresses? This background paper sets the context for research t...
- How the sustainable livelihoods approach contributes to transport
- P. Fouracre / Transport-Links, 1999
- How does transport development contribute to the sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach? Can future transport research adopt and integrate the ideas embedded in the SL framework? The author examines the sustainable livelihoods (SL) app...
- Conducting a livelihoods assessment from emergency relief to long-term development
- K. Westley; V. Mikhalev / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- What can livelihood assessment add to other information sources in situations of political instability? How can the difficulties of conducting such assessments in emergency situations be overcome? This ODI working paper reviews the ex...
- Using the livelihoods approach to assess the impact of city expansion on natural resources
- R. Brook; J. Davila / University College London, 2000
- What is the impact of city expansion on natural resources and livelihood strategies in surrounding peri-urban areas? What knowledge gaps can be identified when using the livelihoods approach to explore peri-urban poverty? What kind of...
- A UN report presenting data and examples exploring global patterns of urbanisation
- United Nations Population Division, 2008
- This report presents a range of data and examples to illustrate and explore global patterns of urbanisation. Urbanisation is precipitated by agricultural industrialisation and further driven by the concentration of investment and empl...
- DFID overview on rural-urban linkages and livelihoods
- Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This key briefing paper in the DFID series is concerned with the changing relationship between the rural and the urban and its implications for policy makers. Its clear format provides a concise overview of key issues in decision maki...
- An interactive guide on the changing relationship between rural and urban livelihoods
- Eldis Document Store, 2004
- This resource comes in the form of an interactive guide, setting out the key challenges facing policy makers in a rapidly changing relationship between rural and urban livelihoods. As a starting point, the resource notes some of the c...
- Understanding the meaning of vulnerability in the development context in South Africa and Malawi
- M. Casale; S. Drimie; S. Gillepsie / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
- This research brief aims to highlight the key purpose, results and arguments from a research study aimed at understanding the meaning of vulnerability in the development context in South Africa and Malawi. Specifically, the study aims...
- Livelihoods issues in rural-urban migration in Afghanistan
- A. Opel / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005
- This report analyses internal labour migration in Afghanistan. It aims to uncover the reasons for and patterns of rural to urban labour migration as part of household livelihood strategies and risk management. Almost a thousand people...
- Microfinance, gender and livelihoods
- L. Mayoux; M. Jiri; M. Cerqueira / Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2002
- How can micro-finance programmes avoid some of the common pitfalls associated with them? How can they integrate strong strategies for poverty reduction and women’s empowerment? This One World Action publication describes the Sus...
- Impacts of short-term shocks and long-term stresses on urban households in sub-Saharan Africa
- E. Nkurunziza; C. Rakodi / International Development Department, University of Birmingham, 2005
- What have been the impacts of short-term shocks and long duration stresses on the well-being of urban households in sub-Saharan Africa? What factors mediate the impacts of such stresses? This background paper sets the context for research t...
- How the sustainable livelihoods approach contributes to transport
- P. Fouracre / Transport-Links, 1999
- How does transport development contribute to the sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach? Can future transport research adopt and integrate the ideas embedded in the SL framework? The author examines the sustainable livelihoods (SL) app...
- Conducting a livelihoods assessment from emergency relief to long-term development
- K. Westley; V. Mikhalev / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- What can livelihood assessment add to other information sources in situations of political instability? How can the difficulties of conducting such assessments in emergency situations be overcome? This ODI working paper reviews the ex...
- Using the livelihoods approach to assess the impact of city expansion on natural resources
- R. Brook; J. Davila / University College London, 2000
- What is the impact of city expansion on natural resources and livelihood strategies in surrounding peri-urban areas? What knowledge gaps can be identified when using the livelihoods approach to explore peri-urban poverty? What kind of...
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