State of the World''s Cities 2006/7 - The Millennium Development Goals and Urban Sustainability

Zusatztext The book forces us to think about the issues facing the urban poor whilst at the same time suggesting ways of improving. An accessible and important text which should be found in every institution library.'http://users.bigpond.net.au Informationen zum Autor The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) promotes socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.Nefise Bazoglu! Tanzib Chowdhury! Eduardo Lopez Moreno! Gora Mboup and Rasna Warah Klappentext The year 2007 will mark a turning point in human history: the world's urban population will for the first time equal the world's rural population. But with the concomitant strain this will place upon current urban infrastructures! what does this mean for the state of our cities-especially those experiencing the highest rates of "in-migration" (influx of people to cities) in the developing world? Zusammenfassung Highlights UN-HABITAT findings that show how inequality in access to service, housing, land, education, health care and employment opportunities within cities have socio-economic, environmental and political repercussions, including rising violence, urban unrest, environmental degradation and underemployment. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Part I: The Millennium Development Goals and Urban Sustainability * Part II: The State of the World's Slums * Part III: Where We Live Matters * Part IV: Policies and Practices that have Worked *

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• Autori: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Hab, United Nations Human Settlements Pro (Un-Habitat), United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Habitat), UN-HABITAT, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Hab, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2006
• EAN: 9781844073788
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-378-8
• Pagine: 216
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Pianificazione urbanistica, territoriale e del paesaggio; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche