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Contributors

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Diana Mitlin

diana.mitlin@manchester.ac.uk

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last contributed to D+C/E+Z in winter of 2020/2021a professor of global urbanism at the University of Manchester and a principal researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

All articles of Diana Mitlin

Urbanisation
Diana Mitlin
David Satterthwaite

Stages of improving neglected communities’ lives

There are many dimensions to upgrading an informal settlement, so improvement programmes operate at several levels

Informal settlements
Diana Mitlin
David Satterthwaite

Local ownership is crucial to making slums more liveable

Since informal urban settlements cannot be eradicated, the point is to improve living conditions there

Social inclusion
Diana Mitlin

Knowledge is power

Community-based data collection helps the residents of informal settlements to fight for their interests

Urban slums
Somsook Boonyabancha
Diana Mitlin

More inclusive cities

Why it is actually not very difficult to tackle urban marginalisation

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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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