IIED: City planning with Displaced Communities: The Benefits of Inclusion
December 2022
Displacement impacts over 100 million individuals globally and is frequently prolonged. Many displaced people seek work in urban cities. According to UNHCR, more than 70% of displaced people live in urban environments. Despite the huge numbers, there is little research on how urban planning can include internally displaced people (IDPs).
There is transformative potential in involving displaced people as active participants while creating services that reflect local needs, knowledge, and address power imbalances.
We must aim for strategic and financial support to co-produce solutions that help create social cohesion along with promoting progressive policies. Read more about participatory planning in our briefing paper co-authored by Nassim Majidi, co-founder Samuel Hall with The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
