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    Spotlight on Publications: Urban Environmental Governance

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2012
    Latin American cities are tackling environmental challenges through governance mechanisms and initiatives at the local level. The list of publications contianed in this brief highlights key research, policy analysis, and case studies focusing on the urban environmental governance strategies used in Latin American urban areas.
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    Topic guide: Urban poverty, urban pollution and environmental management

    Evidence on Demand, 2015
    This Topic Guide provides a summary of what is known about the environmental impacts of urban areas with a particular focus on urban pollution, and on good practice in reducing it. Produced by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), this peer-reviewed guide:
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    Urban water use: policy brief

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2012
    There has been a global shift in the way that water provision for urban water use is viewed. Governments are increasingly choosing to invest in environmental health. By protecting river systems, governments can reduce management costs.
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    African Centre for Cities (ACC)

    The African Centre for Cities (ACC) is an interdisciplinary research and teaching programme focussed on the dynamics of unsustainable urbanisation processes in Africa, with an eye on identifying syste
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    Sustainable mega-events in developing countries: experiences and insights from host cities in South Africa, India and Brazil

    Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 2011
    The hosting of mega-events has a tremendous effect on developing and emerging countries. These can be positive in terms of economic investment, job creation, skills development and international branding but also can be negative in terms of their environmental footprint, for example via carbon emissions caused by international visitors to the event.
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    Community perceptions of air pollution and related health risks in Nairobi slums

    African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013
    Air pollution is among the leading global risks for mortality and responsible for increasing risk for chronic diseases. Community perceptions on exposure are critical in determining people’s response and acceptance of related policies. Therefore, understanding people’s perception is critical in informing the design of appropriate intervention measures.
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    Global Metropolitan Studies at the Institute of Urban & Regional Development, UC Berkeley

    The 21st century will be an urban century with more people around the world residing in metropolitan regions than in any other form of human settlement.
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    Unjust waters: climate change, flooding and the urban poor in Africa

    Russell Sage Foundation, 2008
    Poor people living in hazardous and unhealthy environments in urban areas may find their difficulties compounded by the consequences of climate change. These include those who construct their shelters on steep, unstable hillsides, or along the foreshore on former mangrove swamps or tidal flats.
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    Population: one planet, too many people?

    Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2011
    Energy, food, water, urbanisation and finance are areas significantly affected by the effects of population growth. How can the engineering profession respond to key challenges in order to ensure the provision of food, water, shelter and energy in the context of an increasing population?
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    Tackling a global crisis: International Year of Sanitation 2008

    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 achievement of the sanitation Millennium Development Goals through a variety of actions and interventions. This document presents an overview of the key issues and messages of the IYS.

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