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The Future of Urban Development in Afghanistan

On December 10, 2021, the Oxford Urbanists hosted a panel event on contemporary urban-development dynamics in Afghanistan. Shahrukh Wani, an Economist with the International Growth Centre at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, moderated the discussion. In conversation were Sana Safi, a journalist with the BBC World Service, Srinivasa Popuri of UN-Habitat, and Erol Yayboke of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The conversation was recorded and is available to watch in full below.

Infrastructure, Politics & PlanningStefan NorgaardDecember 13, 2021Global South, Urban Design, UN Habitat, Urban DataComment

Enhancing Distributed Solar Access with Local Intermediaries

Distributed, renewable electricity options are providing new opportunities to address lacking electricity access in many developing countries. Local groups – or intermediaries – provide necessary knowledge, key social connections, and ownership models to facilitate solar access in hard-to-reach places.

Resources & EnvironmentElise HarringtonNovember 24, 2018Solar Energy, Global South, India, South East Asia

Transport in the Global South: Informal, but Hardly Insignificant

A discussion between Sir Paul Collier, Dr. Tim Schwanen, and Dr. Clemence Cavoli focused on informal transport systems: their strengths and weaknesses, their role in optimal city design, and pertinent government regulation.

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