Alice Sverdlik

Researcher, Human Settlements

Full biography

Expertise

Urban health equity; urban food security; informal settlements; gender-sensitive planning strategies.

Before IIED

PhD (City and Regional Planning) at UC Berkeley, 2017
Consultant, World Health Organization (2015-16)
IPCC Voluntary Chapter Scientist, Urban Areas, AR5 (2011-2013)

Education

MSc (Urban Economic Development) with distinction at University College London, 2010
MSc (Social Policy Research) with distinction at London School of Economics, 2009

Current work

Health impacts of upgrading informal settlements; improving access to sustainable sanitation; gender analysis of water and sanitation improvements.

Alice Sverdlik's projects

Home workers making bouquets (Photo: Siddharth Agarwal/UHRC)

Addressing risks facing informal workers

Project, Oct 2018

Recent publications

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Towards holistic solutions to Nairobi’s affordable housing crisis

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Dismantling barriers to health and wellbeing for Nairobi’s refugees

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The complex dynamics of Nairobi’s low-income housing services and land markets

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Urban ARK 18: Supporting community-led research on risks and creating policy platforms to enhance Nairobi’s governance for resilience

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Urban ARK 10: Assessing Health Risks in Informal Settlements in sub-Saharan African Cities

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Revealing and Responding to Multiple Health Risks in Informal Settlements in Sub-Saharan African Cities

Alice Sverdlik's blog posts

Women work in an Agarbatti (incense stick) factory (Photo: Urban Health Resource Centre)

Unsmart, unsafe cities for informal workers: effective policy change will need better data

Blog, Apr 2019

Food vendors give people living in Nairobi's informal settlements easy access to fresh food (Photo: Grace Githiri)

Nourishing livelihoods: the food vendors sustaining Nairobi's slums

Blog, Jan 2016