Building Resilient Cities, Part 2: Directed Urbanization
This blog series will explore the critical role of charter cities in fostering climate resilient development across the Global South
April 1, 2024
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Jidy joined the Charter Cities Institute in September of 2023 as an Associate in the Special Projects division. His primary role at CCI is developing new city projects in Zanzibar, where he currently lives. Previously, Jidy was the Chief of Staff to the CEO at Braavos Cities, a charter city search fund which explored projects in Africa, Latina America and the Caribbean. Before entering the charter city space, he worked as a VC and private equity analyst at SageLink Capital and Kickstart Seed Fund. He studied economics, business and international development at Brigham Young University.
This blog series will explore the critical role of charter cities in fostering climate resilient development across the Global South
New Research Hub To Focus on Educating the African City Builders, Urban Planners, and Municipal Leaders of Tomorrow Using Innovative Approaches to Urban Development. March, 2024 The Charter Cities Institute (CCI), in collaboration with the Urban Action Lab (UAL) has announced a significant partnership to
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Each month the CCI team selects a new book to read and discuss together Our book club selections cover a wide range of topics that are relevant to charter cities but they are most often related to development urban issues and governance In this ongoing
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