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Urban Solutions: Metropolitan Approaches, Innovation in Urban Water and Sanitation, and Inclusive Smart Cities A New Generation of Ideas
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Urban Solutions: Metropolitan Approaches, Innovation in Urban Water and Sanitation, and Inclusive Smart Cities: A New Generation of Ideas

Urban Solutions: Metropolitan Approaches, Innovation in Urban Water and Sanitation, and Inclusive Smart Cities: A New Generation of Ideas
Urban Sustainability Laboratory
By Stephanie Butcher, Gregory Pierce, Douglas McRae & 4 more
Urban Studies
Urban Solutions: Metropolitan Approaches, Innovation in Urban Water and Sanitation, and Inclusive Smart Cities: A New Generation of Ideas
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To encourage a new generation of urban policymakers and promote early career research, the Wilson Center’s Urban Sustainability Laboratory, Cities Alliance, IHC - Global Coalition for Inclusive Housing and Sustainable Cities, USAID, and the World Bank have teamed together to cosponsor the Reducing Urban Poverty Paper Competition for advanced graduate students. 

This publication marks the 6th year of the annual paper competition. The winning papers included in this volume offer original, solutions-oriented research to assess existing urban policy and practice. 

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About the Authors

Stephanie Butcher

PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Sustainability for Resilience / Development Planning Unit, University College London

Gregory Pierce

University of California, Los Angeles

Douglas McRae

Georgetown University

Ei-Lyn Chia

MPhil in Architecture and Urban Design, University of Cambridge

Chloé Malavolti

Sciences Po, Paris & Centre For Urbanism and Built Environment Studies (CUBES), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Adèle Charbonneau

Sciences Po Paris

Jason Scott

PhD Candidate, Cultural Anthropology, University of Colorado-Boulder

Urban Sustainability Laboratory

Since 1991, the Urban Sustainability Laboratory has advanced solutions to urban challenges—such as poverty, exclusion, insecurity, and environmental degradation—by promoting evidence-based research to support sustainable, equitable and peaceful cities.  Read more

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