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How mega infrastructure projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America are reshaping development
Seth Schindler, Senior Lecturer in Urban Development & Transformation, Global Development Institute and Juan Miguel Kanai, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Sheffield Huge investments in infrastructure are redefining global development, from...
GDI Lecture: Can technology solve global poverty with Rachel Glennerster
Listen or watch Rachel Glennerster, the Chief Economist of the Department for International Development, discuss whether technology can solve global poverty. Prior to her current role she was the Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, a...
Watch: participatory urban planning in action
In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, local SDI groups have played a critical role in making participatory planning a reality. Dialogue on Shelter, the Zimbabwe Homeless People’s Federation, together with staff and students from the National University for Science and technology,...