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  • Research in Action
    VIOLENCE Poverty SOCIAL INEQUALITY Gender CONFLICTS GENDER ANALYSIS URBAN PLANNING URBANIZATION

    Women, mobility, and public space in Guwahati

    While it is the largest city in India’s northeastern state of Assam, Guwahati’s sprawling development pattern and limited transportation options seriously constrain women’s mobility.
    Published date
    Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 11:00
  • Research in Action
    VIOLENCE Poverty SOCIAL INEQUALITY Gender CONFLICTS GENDER ANALYSIS URBAN PLANNING URBANIZATION

    Designing safe and inclusive streets in India

    Safe streets play a crucial role in enabling livelihoods, mobility, and access to services. In fast-growing Indian cities such as Ahmedabad, streets are also the site of conflict. With incomes and vehicle ownership on the rise, traffic has replaced people as the central point of street design. Vehicle-focused street design is limiting space for vendors, children, the elderly, and the disabled, while instances of violence against women are partly linked to land use and street design.
    Published date
    Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 10:30
  • Research in Action
    VIOLENCE DISPLACED PERSONS Poverty SOCIAL CONFLICTS India India India South Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka URBAN AREAS

    Displacement and resettlement: Lessons from Colombo

    What happens when entire communities are uprooted by conflict or development? And how can planners shape the transition so that residents hold on to their livelihoods, social ties, and sense of security?
    Published date
    Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 10:00
  • Research in Action
    VIOLENCE Poverty LOW INCOME GROUPS GENDER ANALYSIS URBAN YOUTH WOMEN

    Understanding the links between gender, vulnerability, and violence in urban Pakistan

    This report by the Institute for Business Administration Karachi is the culmination of three years of research on gender roles and how they contribute to violence in 12 working class neighborhoods in two of Pakistan’s largest cities: Karachi and Rawalpindi-Islamabad. It highlights the role of frustrated gendered expectations in driving various types of violence, and how these dynamics can be tackled.
    Published date
    Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 09:00
  • Research in Action
    EMPLOYMENT YOUTH EXCLUSION JUSTICE Gender

    Knowledge provides alternatives to a life of crime for urban youth

    An in-depth look at youth violence points to a variety of solutions to prevent crime, including mental health support, building community trust, keeping kids in school, and creating job opportunities.
    Published date
    Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 13:30