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    Call for Papers: 2015 Graduate Student Paper Competition on Reducing Urban Poverty

    March 11, 2015 By Allison Garland
    dhaka

    To encourage a new generation of urban policymakers and promote early career research, the Wilson Center’s Urban Sustainability Laboratory is teaming with USAID, the International Housing Coalition, World Bank, and Cities Alliance to sponsor the 6th Annual Urban Poverty Paper Competition for students enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program working on topics relating to urban poverty in the developing world.

    Winning papers will be published and selected authors will be invited to present their work in a policy workshop at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. The grand prize winner will also receive a $1,000 award.

    Papers should be policy-based and solutions-oriented and should critically examine existing projects and/or propose new strategies for tackling issues related to urban poverty.

    Papers must be linked to one of the following sub-topics:

    • Metropolitan Approaches for the Urban Poor. Explore how cities can work across jurisdictional boundaries to improve urban management and services.
    • Making Smart Cities Inclusive. Focus on the relevance and applications of technologies and “smart city” approaches that foster inclusion and empower the urban poor.
    • Innovation in Urban Water and Sanitation. Address new approaches to improve access, affordability, and sustainability of water and sanitation in cities, focusing on innovative and locally driven approaches that can be replicated and scaled up.
    • Cities Through a Gender Lens. Explore the challenges and opportunities facing women in the urban environment.

    For detailed competition guidelines and further information on the sub-topics, please see the full call for papers on WilsonCenter.org.

    The deadline for the submission of abstracts (500 word maximum) is May 15, 2015.

    Photo Credit: Dhaka, Bangladesh, courtesy of Kibae Park/UN Photo.

    Topics: Urban Sustainability Laboratory, urbanization

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