More Urban Less Poor: An Introduction to Urban Development and Management

ISBN-13: 9781844073818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 192 str.

Goran Tannerfeldt; Per Ljung

Opis

Written for students and development practitioners, this full colour textbook covers the full breadth and depth of the urban development challenges in developing and transitional countries, making sense of this complex and important field.

Spis treści

Part I, AN URBANIZING WORLD * Urban growth continues * Understanding urbanization * Urban-rural linkages * Part II, URBAN POVERTY * Nature of urban poverty * Who are the poor? * Earning a living * Part III, CITIES AND TOWNS FACING PROBLEMS * Slums, favelas, shantytowns * Environment and health * Development obstacles * Urban challenges in the transition countries * Part IV, MANAGING URBAN GROWTH * Critical issues * Governance * Urban management * Improving municipal finances * Enhancing service delivery * Creating functioning housing finance services * Enabling a livelihood * Key areas in pro-poor urban development * Part V, THE ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION * Rationale for support to urban development * Policy framework * Objective and approaches * Strategic focus * Funding needs * A final word *