Urban environment
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- Understanding urban environmental changes in Latin America
- ( R.S. Rodriguez;A. Bonilla / Inter American Institute for Global Change Research, Brazil , 2008)
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Despite the central role of urban areas in socio-economic and geo-political change processes at the local, regional, and global level, as well as in the regional and global biophysical processes, l...
- Urban health and emerging environmental challenges
- ( G. McGranahan / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2007)
- This paper examines urban health in low- and middle-income countries, in relation to two sets of environmental issues: ...
- Assessing gender and urbanisation
- ( Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions , 2008)
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Countries throughout the world are rapidly urbanising, particularly in the developing world, and for the first time in human history, the majority of people today are no longer living in rural area...
An exploration of sustainable urban agriculture
- ( R. Van Veenhuizen (ed) / RUAF Urban Agriculture Magazine , 2006)
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The book aims to enhance understanding of the role urban agriculture can play in promoting inclusive, green and productive cities and provide ways to facilitate safe and sustainable urban agricultu...
- 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 can urban farmers be supported to improve their livelihoods?
- ( R. van Veenhuizen (ed) / 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 ...
- What are the key gender and urban environmental issues in southeast Asian cities?
- ( K Kusakabe;M. Mozammel;R.A. Rajbhandri / Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand , 2007)
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This compiled report deals with the gender issues in three sectors of Urban Environmental Management: water and sanitation, solid waste and air pollution in Southeast Asia.
Authors prov... Can environmental design make cities safer?: a tool for identifying good practice
- ( P. Higuera / Eldis Document Store , 2007)
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Many Latin American countries continue to experience a high incidence of crime and violence, especially in urban areas. While policy makers have tended to focus more on arrest and punishment than o...
- Emerging consensus on urban environmental issues
- ( D. Mitlin / Human Settlements Programme , 2006)
- This briefing paper explores the current debates on urban environmental and ecological issues. The report outlines key studies on ecological urbanisation, the ecological footprint analysis, and new m...
