The Challenge of Slums

'This book presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasising their problems and prospects.' Oxfam Development Resources Review 'Case studies, statistics, bibliography, and index complement a detailed, lucid, and impressive exposition of the anatomy of the slum.' CHOICE Middletown, CT Aug 2004 'Excellent resource for anyone interested in urban topics in developing nations, and as baseline for thinking about future development policy' FUTURE SURVEY 26:2 February 2004

Autorentext
Authored by United Nations Human Settlements Programme,

Klappentext
* The most authoritative and up-to-date review of the development of the world's cities and other human settlements

Zusammenfassung
Presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and prospects. This book presents estimates of the number of urban slum dwellers and examines the factors at all level, from local to global, that underlie the formation of slums as well as their social, spatial and economic characteristics and dynamics.

Inhalt
Foreword * Introduction * Prologue: Urban Growth and Housing * Part I: Sharpening the Global Development Agenda - Development Context and the Millennium Agenda * Urbanization Trends and Forces Shaping Slums * Cities and Slums within Globalizing Economies * Part II: Assessing Slums in the Development Context - Social Dimensions * Territoriality and Spatial Forms * Economic Dynamics * Part III: Searching for Adequate Policy Responses and Actions - New Policy Developments at the National and Global Levels * Civil Society in Action * Towards Inclusive Cities: Reconsidering Development Priorities * Epilogue: Looking Forward - Moving Ahead * Part IV: Summary of City Case Studies - Overview of Case Studies * Case Study Highlights * Part V: Statistical Annex - Technical Notes * Methodological Notes * Data Tables * References * Index

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