Decade of Change: from the Urban Community Development Office to the Community Organization Development Institute in Thailand, A

Decade of Change: from the Urban Community Development Office to the Community Organization Development Institute in Thailand, A PDF Author: Somsook Boonyabancha
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843694506
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Decade of Change: from the Urban Community Development Office to the Community Organization Development Institute in Thailand, A

Decade of Change: from the Urban Community Development Office to the Community Organization Development Institute in Thailand, A PDF Author: Somsook Boonyabancha
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843694506
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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A Decade of Change

A Decade of Change PDF Author: Somsook Boonyabancha
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Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A Decade of Change

A Decade of Change PDF Author: Somsook Boonyabancha
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Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Urban Poor Funds

Urban Poor Funds PDF Author: Diana Mitlin
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843697092
Category : Poverty
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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UN Millennium Development Library: A Home in The City

UN Millennium Development Library: A Home in The City PDF Author: UN Millennium Project
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136550763
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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More than 900 million people currently live in urban slums and the number is growing as rapid urbanization continues in the developing world. A Home in the City urges countries to strengthen their focus on the growing urban crisis and improving the lives of slum dwellers. Proposed are specific investments and policy changes required at local and national levels to create a vibrant, equitable and productive urban environment. It underscores the need for close strategic partnerships between local authorities and organizations of the urban poor for slum upgrading and improved urban management. From adopting citywide strategies and establishing adequate and affordable infrastructure and services, to building effective public transport and constructing low-income housing, it offers valuable methods to prevent future slum formation and to improve the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020.

Empowering Squatter Citizen

Empowering Squatter Citizen PDF Author: David Satterthwaite
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136567356
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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With the rapid growth in urban poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America, most cities now have 30 to 60 per cent of their population living in shanty towns. The civil and political rights of these people are either ignored or constantly contravened. They face multiple deprivations, including hunger, long hours working for inadequate incomes; illness, injury and premature deaths that arise from dangerous living conditions and inadequate water supplies, sanitation and healthcare. Many face the constant threat of eviction and other forms of violence. None of these problems can be addressed without local changes, and Empowering Squatter Citizen contends that urban poverty is underpinned by the failure of national governments and aid agencies to support local processes. It makes the case for redirecting support to local organizations, whether governmental, non-governmental or grassroots. . The book includes case studies of innovative government organizations (in Thailand, Mexico, Philippines and Nicaragua) and community-driven processes (in India, South Africa, Pakistan and Brazil), which illustrate more effective approaches to urban poverty reduction. Such approaches include strengthening the organizations of the poor and homeless so that they are accountable to their members, are able to develop their own solutions and have more capacity to negotiate with the institutions that are meant to deliver infrastructure, services, credit and land for housing. Such support for local processes is crucial for meeting the Millennium Development Goals in urban areas.

Toward synergistic rural-urban development: The experience of the Rural Urban Partnership Programme (RUPP) in Nepal

Toward synergistic rural-urban development: The experience of the Rural Urban Partnership Programme (RUPP) in Nepal PDF Author: Md. Saiful Momen
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843696223
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Megacities

Megacities PDF Author: Dirk Kruijt
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1848137311
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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For the first time in history, the majority of the world's population lives in cities, the result of a rapid process of urbanization that started in the second half of the twentieth century. 'Megacities' around the world are rapidly becoming the scene for deprivation, especially in the global South, and the urban excluded face the brunt of what in many cases seems like low-intensity warfare. Featuring case studies from across the globe, including Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, Megacities examines recent worldwide trends in poverty and social exclusion, urban violence and politics, and links these to the challenges faced by policy-makers and practitioners.

The Under-estimation of Urban Poverty in Low and Middle-income Nations

The Under-estimation of Urban Poverty in Low and Middle-income Nations PDF Author: David Satterthwaite
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843695138
Category : Poverty
Languages : en
Pages : 75

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Poverty Lines and Lives of the Poor

Poverty Lines and Lives of the Poor PDF Author: Meera Bapat
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843697246
Category : Poverty
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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