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Urban Transformations in Sierra Leone: Lessons from SLURC's Research in Freetown

On Wednesday 19th June 2019, SLURC convened a high-level conference on the theme 'Urban Transformations in Sierra Leone'. The conference was featured widely in the Sierra Leonean media.

Conference Report
Conference Highlights Video
Conference Programme

The conference was structured around four of SLURC's five thematic areas of research. Below are links to the conference presentations, as well as the publications that SLURC has produced on each thematic area:


URBAN HEALTH
Conference Presentation:
'Urban Health in Transition: Integrating the Health Needs of Informal Settlements into Planning'
Publications:
  1. Report: Scoping Study on the Urban Health Situation in Sierra Leone
  2. Report: Health Impacts of the Living Conditions of People Residing in Freetown’s Informal Settlements
  3. Policy Brief: Living Conditions and Health Links in Freetown’s Informal Settlements
  4. Issue Brief: Water and Sanitation
  5. Issue Brief: Waste Management
  6. Issue Brief: The State of Healthcare Access

URBAN VULNERABILITY and RESILIENCE
Conference Presentation: '
From Disaster Risk Management to Urban Resilience'
Publications:
  1. Policy Brief: Urban Risk in Freetown Informal Settlements: Making visible the invisible
  2. Interactive Platform: ReMapRisk Freetown

URBAN LIVELIHOODS and the CITY ECONOMY
Conference Presentation:
'Synergies Between Formal and Informal Livelihood Sectors in the Freetown Economy'
Publications:
  1. Report: Urban Livelihoods in Freetown’s Informal Settlements
  2. Policy Brief: Urban Livelihoods in Freetown’s Informal Settlements

LAND and HOUSING
Conference Presentation: '
Planning the Freetown Urban Space: From Policy to Action'
Publications:
  1. Report: The Role of Community Action Area Planning in Expanding the Participatory Capabilities of the Urban Poor
  2. Report: Change by Design: Participatory Design and Planning
  3. Report: Cockle Bay Community Action Area Plan
  • Leaflet: Cockle Bay Process and Methods
  • Leaflet: Cockle Bay Options and Principles
  • Leaflet: Cockle Bay Design Guide
    4.  Report: Dworzark Community Action Area Plan (CAAP)
  • Leaflet: Dworzark Process and Methods
  • Leaflet: Dworzark Options and Principles
  • Leaflet: Dworzark Design Guide

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