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In June 2006 a community of 1,367 families were uprooted from central Phnom Penh and forcibly relocated to open swampland in Andong, 22 km from the city and their livelihoods. Credit: Emma Hardy/ Oxfam

The new urban agenda: Rights and transformative change

Richard Friend

May 3rd, 2017 Governance, New Urbanism 1 Comment

Richard Friend explores The New Urban Agenda in the SDGs and assesses issues around governance in the context of urban development. The New Urban Agenda with its call for “a shared vision …

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New Urban agendaNew urbanismNU1Smart cityUrban developmentUrban governance
Children on their way to school in Horijon Palli, Bangladesh.

New series launch on urban development

Hashim Zaidi

April 28th, 2017 Governance, New Urbanism Leave a Comment

Hashim Zaidi, Global Urban Work Lead, introduces a new blog series on urban development and why it is important to Oxfam. Cities today are home to 3.9 billion people accounting for 54% …

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Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.

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