Think Urban and Learn from the City: Exploring Urban Dimensions of Humanitarianism Summary Report

Author(s)
Boano, C. & Martén, R.
Publication language
English
Pages
23pp
Date published
01 Nov 2017
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
humanitarian action, System-wide performance, Urban
Organisations
IIED DFID Urban Crises Learning Fund

This paper by Camillo Boano and Ricardo Martén of UCL puts forward principles for a better understanding of urban contexts through a cross-disciplinary approach. They argue that the humanitarian sector could greatly benefit from concepts and ideas that have become established in other fields, for example in urban studies, urban geography, and urban design, and which have, as yet, failed to intersect with humanitarianism.