Resilient schools, resilient communities: Improving education infrastructure for Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey

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Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Elif Ayhan |
Disaster Risk Management, Education, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development

Landslides, dumpsites, and waste pickers

Editorial credit: alionabirukova / Shutterstock.com Last week, the world came to attention when the famous Hulene dumpsite in Maputo, Mozambique collapsed under heavy rains, killing at least 16…

Silpa Kaza, Lisa Yao |
Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Education, Health, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

What is so unique about the growth (or decline) of cities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia?

[[tweetable]]How fast is your city growing? The answer may depend on where you live.[[/tweetable]] There are the booming megacities such as Tokyo, Mumbai, and Nairobi. Then there are cities that…

Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Paula Restrepo Cadavid |
Health, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development