International Policy Workshop on Rural-Urban Poverty Linkages
Peter Nientied, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, the Netherlands, explains how big cities and surrounding villages in Europe formed as rural-urban partnerships. He further discusses what Asia can learn from Europe’s urbanization process.
International Policy Workshop on Rural-Urban Poverty Linkages
Ramola Naik Singru, ADB, shares ADB’s work on megacities and secondary cities in Viet Nam, emphasizing the importance of integrating urban and rural development.
International Policy Workshop on Rural-Urban Poverty Linkages
Banashree Banerjee, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, introduces how urban villages differ from small towns and fringe villages in Delhi and Mumbai, why the rural-urban linkages are complex, and what India and the PRC can learn from each other in helping the poor.
International Policy Workshop on Rural-Urban Poverty Linkages
Judy Baker, World Bank, shares experiences on how to improve living conditions of urban migrants, including slums upgrading, conditional cash transfer programs, and investment in education and health. She also discusses why it is crucial to ensure basic services for migrants in urban areas.
International Policy Workshop on Rural-Urban Poverty Linkages
Sridharan, School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, introduces how India tackles the issue of poverty with decentralized urbanization policies. The “Census Towns”, which are upgraded villages with urban functions and new job positions, can reduce pressures in big cities.
International Policy Workshop on Rural-Urban Poverty Linkages
Xiaoyun Li, China Agricultural University, shares the causes and solutions to urban village poverty in the PRC.
International Policy Workshop on Rural-Urban Poverty Linkages
Sucharita Sen, Jawaharlal Nehru University, discusses urbanization impact on Indian women’s work participation rate in peri-urban areas, and explains how home-based work has disadvantaged women.
International Policy Workshop on Urban Poverty and Inclusive Cities
Florian Steinberg, ADB, introduces two projects that are useful for the PRC. A project in the Philippines has been working with communities and corporate social responsibility entities to support the poor, and another that focuses on infrastructure construction and home improvement in poor communities.
International Policy Workshop on Urban Poverty and Inclusive Cities
Om Prakash Mathur, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, explains why poverty problems in urban areas are more complex than in rural areas, and how investment in slum improvement can be a win-win strategy for people in slums and for investors.
International Policy Workshop on Urban Poverty and Inclusive Cities
Yongyuth Chalamwong, Thailand Development Research Institute, introduces the migration pattern in Thailand and explains why urban poverty increased after the 1997 crisis.
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