# The informal settlements reshaping the world

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxCU
- Speaker: Jota Samper
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jota_samper_the_informal_settlements_reshaping_the_world)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Creative, sustainable solutions find their home in the thousands of informal neighborhoods across the world. Urban planner Jota Samper believes these often overlooked settlements (also known as slums) should be regarded as hubs of innovation and shares three reasons why giving them the attention they deserve could help change the way humanity coexists -- and cities evolve -- on a global scale.

## Lectures

1. [The informal settlements reshaping the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jota_samper_the_informal_settlements_reshaping_the_world/9c0a6d9ed5cf), 14 min (TED's player)