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Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading in Khayelishta, South Africa

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Topics: Urban upgrading Crime Mapping Location: Khayelishta township, Western Cape Province, South Africa Organizers:City government of Cape Town Community members Background: Khayelishta township was created in the 1980s by the apartheid government as a way to depopulate the surrounding overcrowded townships. Since then, Khayelishta has been a magnet for rural-urban...
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I2UD Joins the Global Land Tool Network

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The Institute for International Urban Development is proud to announce that it is now a partner organization of the Global Land Tool Network, an alliance of individuals, civil society, businesses, and government agencies dedicated to alleviating poverty through pro-poor land reform, improved land management and security of tenure. We believe...
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“Re-Blocking”: In-situ Upgrading of Informal Settlements in South Africa

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Rendering
Topics: Urban Upgrading Sustainable Housing Informal Housing Location: Langrug, Stellenbosch, South Africa Actors: Informal Settlement Network (ISN) Stellenbosch Municipality Residents of Langrug Community Organisation Resource Center (CORC) South African Slum/Shack Dweller’s International Alliance (SDI Alliance) Year: 2010-2012 Background: Stellenbosch Municipality in Western Cape Province, South Africa, is world-renowned for the...
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Fall 2012 Newsletter

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I2UD and the World Bank Sustainable Cities Initiative   SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE BALKANS I2UD and Co-Plan (Albania) are undertaking a Social Accountability Municipal Audit in five selected cities in Eastern Europe. The Social Audit aims to increase awareness of social accountability among city stakeholders and to strengthen the integrity...
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Improving Housing for the Urban Poor in Morocco and Tunisia

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Al Omrane project
Topics: Urban upgrading Years: 1990 – 2010 Background: Since the early 1980s, Tunisia and Morocco have established programmes to reduce the number of slums, expand affordable housing opportunities and improve the provision of urban services. Projects: ARRU in Tunisia: Tunisia has essentially eliminated all its bidonvilles (slums) through a programme...
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