Urban Focus

Social, economic, & political economy research on urban development issues to make cities better habitats. An initiative of @ImpactMeasuring

[Zubair Faisal Abbasi @zubairabbasi]

FT/McKinsey business book of the year shortlist. #Business #Economy #Books

[Zubair Faisal Abbasi @zubairabbasi]

So, #TheSocialDilemma might have taken an exaggerated view of the tech-bros shaping human thinking, but how about the impact of automation & robotization on job markets? How shall it impact jobs and ultimately human welfare? #Tech #Jobs

[Urban Focus @UrbanFocusPk]

https://t.co/0VFbDvhNLL

[Institute of Development Studies @IDS_UK]

Event exploring #COVID19 and intersecting crises in low-income urban settings across South Asia and Africa - conversation will be grounded in epidemiological & socio-political framings of how we build forward post-Covid.

https://t.co/ZlWAus3qCp

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

Hunger is not only a tragedy for humanity, it is shameful. Faced with this reality, we cannot remain insensitive or paralyzed. We are all responsible. #WorldHungerDay

[Herman van den Bosch @hmjvandenbosch]

Follow this link for a short introduction my new e-book Cities of the future. Always humane. Smart if helpful and download it for free. https://t.co/j1utMQguzR

[Urban Focus @UrbanFocusPk]

"More than 60% of Karachi’s population lives in katchi abadis or informal settlements. By numbers alone, this is in fact Karachi’s vast majority."

Pakistan’s Urban Issues by Arif Hasan

#UrbanFocus

[Urban Focus @UrbanFocusPk]

Urban Focus is an initiative of @IMPACTMeasuring and is dedicated to research for a better urban living.