Urban governance
- Urban renewal: at whose cost?
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This paper argues that in order to ensure shelter for all, the provisions of the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act must be strictly implemented, basti sabhas on the lines of gram sabhas must be set up and poor localities should be treated not as encroachments but as service guilds.
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- Providing incentives to local governments in China
- ( L. Lixing / Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector, University of Maryland, Department of Economics , 2008)
- In transition and developing countries, a major concern of the central government is to give local governments incentives to spur market development and economic growth. This paper examines a distinct...
- The International Year of Sanitation 2008: achieving sanitation for all
- ( UN-Water , 2008)
- The UN General assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation (IYS). The IYS provides the global community with an opportunity to raise awareness and accelerate actions for the achieve...
- Impact of peri-urban developments on three India cities
- ( V Dupont;N Sridharan / Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi , 2006)
- The concentration of population towards metropolitan centres and its diffusion to their peripheries has resulted in complex problems such as land scarcity, inward and outward mobility of labour, econo...
- Housing woes of urban poor in Bangladesh
- ( I Ahmed / Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, Thailand , 2007)
- Housing is a serious problem for the urban poor in Bangladesh. In the capital city of Dhaka alone nearly 30 per cent of the population live in informal settlements. Tenure insecurity is a dominant cha...
- What are the causes of urban water conflicts?
- ( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , 2006)
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This document is a collection of essays which survey the controversial aspects of the management of water resources in urban areas in view of the increasing urbanisation and privatisation of water ...
- How to identify economic opportunities in your city
- ( Cities Alliance , 2007)
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Drawing from fifteen case studies, this guide offers tools and best practices for cities to undertake effective economic assessments, and in turn, to develop better and stronger strategies to suppo...
Addressing the challenges of water management in Cochabamba, Sao Paulo and Chennai
- ( J. Butterworth;R. Ducrot;N. Faysse;S. Janakarajan / IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre , 2007)
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As cities expand, a key challenge is securing water supplies for urban populations and disposing of pollution while minimising impacts on peri-urban communities and the environment. This book...
- How can urban farmers be supported to improve their livelihoods?
- ( R. van Veenhuizen / RUAF Urban Agriculture Magazine , 2008)
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Urban farming systems are in constant development as urban farmers adapt their existing practices or come up with new ones, yet are rarely given formal support for their innovations. This issu...
- What are the environmental and economic impacts of urbanisation?
- ( R. Perera;M. Khan;L.Y. Linh / Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand , 2007)
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This paper addresses environmental and economic issues around increased urbanisation. Concentrating on the suburbs of Ho-Chi-Min city, it aims to provide information on demonstration projects with ...
- Is Urban Asia’s environment picture as bleak as it looks?
- ( E.R. Peterson;R. Posner / Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington , 2007)
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This collaborative paper addresses the problems of water shortages in Asia. Focusing on urbanisation, it discusses China’s plan to lead the world in science and technology. It also propo...
