Fascinated by this aerial photo of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, c. 1930. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mitt…

I'm lucky to be part of the Penn IUR "Forum on Urban Informality" w/ Kimberly Noronha, Chandan Deuskar and others! 📢Join our first public event, an eSeminar on "International Waste Chains" with Silpa Kaza and Dagna Rams! Fri, 6/18 at 11 am ET! penniur.upenn.edu/events/penn-iu…

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Great to see the release of the World Economic Forum report on urban inclusion that I worked on last year as a fellow with the WEF Global Future Council on Cities of Tomorrow.

NEW #BookReview: Urban planning in a world of informal politics, by Chandan Deuskar. buff.ly/3Q2E0VX Routledge Geog&Built @JRE_UAA Urban Affairs Association @DrBHanlon Ingrid Bleynat Chandan Deuskar #UrbanPolitics #UrbanStudies

There seems to be a global ring of extremely skilled problem-solvers, based on these posters/ ads I have seen in Ghana, Uganda and India respectively.

The World Bank's new #BankingOnCities report provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of the investments required to build more resilient and low-carbon cities in low- and middle-income countries. Explore its findings: wrld.bg/bVN150W0sEP 🏙️

How much will resilient, low-carbon urbanization cost in low- and middle-income countries through 2050? Find out in the new World Bank report, #BankingOnCities: wrld.bg/bVN150W0sEP 🏙️