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Informationen zum Autor Dr Melanie Robertson is a Senior Program Officer at International Development Research Council! Ottawa! Canada. She is responsible for the management of the Ecopolis grant program of IDRC through which the research in this book is funded Klappentext The studies, conducted in the growing urban and peri-urban areas of Peru, Senegal, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, outline concrete strategies for sustainable urban living and design, developed in partnership with low income city dwellers. Published in association with IDRC. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; PART I: PROVIDING SECURE AND LOW-COST HOUSING; 1: Socio-Spatial Interactions and Tensions: Analysis of "Low- Cost" Condominium Housing in Addis Ababa! Ethiopia; 2. Housing for the Urban Poor Through Informal Providers in Dhaka City! Bangladesh; PART II: IMPROVING FOOD AND WATER SECURITY; 3. Nutritious Trees in Urban Areas: An Innovative Poverty Alleviation Strategy in Villa El Salvador! Peru 4. Partnership Alternatives for the Management of Drinking Water in Urban Slums: Case of Kinshasa! Democratic Republic of the Congo; 5. Urban Agriculture in Dakar! Senegal: Health Issues Associated with Polluted Irrigation Water; PART III: MANAGING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; 6. Using Participatory Urban Design for the Integration of Organic Solid Waste Management with Urban Agriculture: A Case Study from the Philippines; 7. Re-think! Re-use: Improving Collective Action; PART IV: DEVELOPING A PRODUCTIVE ECOSYSTEM THROUGH PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; 8. Healthy! Sustainable! and Culturally Appropriate Living and Working Environments: A Case Study of Pig Breeders in Malika! Senegal Capacity for Solid Waste Management and Income Generation in Thailand; 9. Participatory Transformation of a Women's Centre in Malika! Senegal: Toward the Development of Productive Ecosystems in Suburban Contexts; Conclusion
