Welcome to the Removing Unfreedoms website

Cities can power both local and national development and this makes them the obvious recipients for carrying out the crucial changes in International Policy advocated by Amartya Sen.

Since April 2002, we have promoted the work of the Nobel economist, Amartya Sen's "Freedom Approach" from research theory to current implementation models in the built environment. Collaborations include consultation with Amartya Sen, academic institutions and NGO's.

More recently the practice, Removing Unfreedoms Design Associates, was established in February 2005, and has undertaken consultancy, research, tool kits and training throughout the world. Clients include national governments, the UNDP, UK Department for International Development (DFID), UN-HABITAT, and various NGOs and universities. A range of materials, including books, articles, and documentary films can be found on this site including the DFID funded publication link to Removing Unfreedoms: Citizens As Agents of Change in Urban Development (ITDG 2005).