Humanitarian response to urban crises: a review of area-based approaches

Working paper
, 28 pages
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Language:
English
Published: July 2015
Publisher(s):
Human Settlements Working Paper
ISBN: 9781784312169

In recent years there has been increasing interest in area-based approaches among humanitarian actors responding to urban crises. Through analysis of case studies, as well as available policy literature, this paper proposes that, in an urban context, area-based approaches have three defining characteristics: they are geographically targeted, and adopt a multi-sectoral, participatory approach.~Area-based approaches are neither ‘good’ nor ‘bad’; their positive and negative effects depending entirely on the context in which they are conceived, their programme design, the manner of their delivery and the appropriateness of adopting such a strategy. Further research is required to better understand the implications of wide-scale adoption of area-based approaches by the humanitarian community.

Cite this publication

Parker, E. and Maynard, V. (2015). Humanitarian response to urban crises: a review of area-based approaches. IIED, London.
Available at https://www.iied.org/10742iied