How to imagine, build, and transform cities in a participatory way?
The participatory approach to urban development is widely regarded as an asset for cities. It enables the evolution of urban space to be aligned with the needs and aspirations of all its residents and actors while also leveraging and enhancing their creativity, knowledge, and energies for the common good.
However, such a participatory approach often runs up against the underrepresentation of large segments of the urban population, as is particularly evident in the Global South’s less affluent and informal neighborhoods. Unsurprisingly, such neighborhoods are also those characterized by reduced access to essential services and opportunities for economic and social development.
Fortunately, many examples in the Global South illustrate the positive impact of dialogue and collaboration between municipal governments, civil society, and citizen movements. In this third episode of the Urban Innovation to Achieve Just & Sustainable Cities series, we will delve into the nature and impact of these good practices and discuss their replicability across the world.
This session is part of the Daring Cities Virtual Forum 2024 and is co-organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and ICLEI in partnership with Cities Alliance, UN-Habitat, Slum Dwellers International, the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance, the African Union for Housing Finance, and the City Diplomacy Lab.
Program
Keynote by Suhailey Farzana, community architect and co-founder of Co.Creation.Architects and Platform of Community Action and Architecture (POCAA)
Panel discussion
- Joseph Kimani, Slum Dwellers International Kenya Director
- Paula Sevilla Nunez, IIED Researcher
- Naomi L. Y. Flomo and George Y. Gleh, Federation of Liberia Urban Poor Savers (FOLUPS)
Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi, City Diplomacy Lab Founding Director (Chair).