
Irène SALENSON
Overview
Irène Salenson coordinates AFD’s “Urban Transitions” research program, which aims to gain a better understanding of issues related to the explosion of the urban population in Africa and Asia.
Rapid urbanization raises considerable challenges in terms of employment, housing, equipment, services and environmental protection. By producing knowledge on the consequences of urbanization and how they can be managed, Irène Salenson and her team help AFD’s operational staff move ahead with projects in the field, while trying to limit or resolve the negative effects of urban expansion.
After obtaining a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Irène Salenson worked at the Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Île-de-France region (IAU-IDF). She had already worked in support of project managers on AFD’s “urban development” program back in 2008.
She joined AFD in 2011, initially to lead the French Partnership for Cities and Territories network, and subsequently to coordinate its “Urban Transitions” research program. This program is based on three thematic areas: improving housing and addressing socio-territorial inequalities; recovering waste and combating climate change; urban land commons and social inclusion.
Research program
Territoires et écologie
AFD publications
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Publications as an author
Research documentpublished in May 2021Research documentpublished in May 2021Research documentpublished in October 2020Research documentpublished in September 2020Research documentpublished in August 2018Research documentpublished in October 2017 -
Publications as a director
Document de recherchepublished in August 2018 -
Publications as a coordinator
Research documentpublished in March 2021Research documentpublished in March 2021Research documentpublished in February 2021Research documentpublished in November 2020Research documentpublished in October 2020Research documentpublished in October 2016
- "Plus de sécurité foncière grâce aux communs ?", with C. Simonneau, Métropolitiques spécial sur « le droit au sol dans les villes du Sud » (2018)
- "Les bidonvilles sont-ils solubles dans le Nouvel Agenda urbain ?", La Revue Urbanisme n°401, pp. 30-31 (2016)
- "Jérusalem, bâtir deux villes en une", éd. de l'Aube (2014)