From threat and burden to opportunity: A Paradigm Shift in Institutional Responses to the Urban Economics of Protracted Displacement in Cities

This research will explore the rationale for, and possible routes towards, the inclusion of refugees
in city development plans in countries with encampment policies. It will focus on refugees in
African contexts, through a case study of Nairobi. Urban planners routinely navigate between
competing demands of national and city priorities, which…