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Urban density

8 entries

Informal housing and tall buildings behind.
Blog

Definitions matter – part one

David Satterthwaite
10 November 2021
10582IIED.pdf

Planning for high density in low-income settlements. Four case studies from Karachi

01 March 2010

G02709.pdf

IIED Density Study

01 January 2010

10739IIED.pdf

Planning for affordable housing during densification in Kathmandu: Lessons from four settlements

01 June 2015

An aerial view of London. Southwark, on the left, is surprisingly undense (Photo: David, Bergin, Emmett and Elliott, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Blog

How can compact cities keep house prices under control?

Sarah Colenbrander
14 September 2017
A 'living room on the street' in Paposh Nagar, Karachi (Photo: Fareena Chanda)
Project

Helping low-income groups in Karachi, Bangkok and Kathmandu to take advantage of urban density

Ended 2015

Paposh Nagar, Karachi. 'Living room' on the street -  © Fareena Chanda 2010
Blog

A tale of two cities: Density regulations vs reality

Arif Hasan
30 June 2014
Watch the Karachi Rising film
Blog

The houses that Karachi's poor want

Suzanne Fisher
23 April 2014
Informal housing and tall buildings behind.
Definitions matter – part one

Blog, 10 November 2021

10582IIED.pdf
Planning for high density in low-income settlements. Four case studies from Karachi

Publication, 01 March 2010

G02709.pdf
IIED Density Study

Publication, 01 January 2010

10739IIED.pdf
Planning for affordable housing during densification in Kathmandu: Lessons from four settlements

Publication, 01 June 2015

An aerial view of London. Southwark, on the left, is surprisingly undense (Photo: David, Bergin, Emmett and Elliott, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
How can compact cities keep house prices under control?

Blog, 14 September 2017

A 'living room on the street' in Paposh Nagar, Karachi (Photo: Fareena Chanda)
Helping low-income groups in Karachi, Bangkok and Kathmandu to take advantage of urban density

Archived Project

Paposh Nagar, Karachi. 'Living room' on the street -  © Fareena Chanda 2010
A tale of two cities: Density regulations vs reality

Blog, 30 June 2014

Watch the Karachi Rising film
The houses that Karachi's poor want

Blog, 23 April 2014

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