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Urban Patterns for Sustainable Development: Towards a Green Economy  
View Details Citizens, governments and the United Nations increasingly are embracing a new paradigm for development: the Green Economy. Proponents seek to develop their economies along pathways of higher, more equitable growth at lower carbon, energy and reso...
Year: 2011, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
What Does the Green Economy Mean for Sustainable Urban Development?  
View Details A detailed report on the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) that took place to explore linkages between the ‘Green Economy’ agenda and UN-Habitat’s traditional ‘Urban Agenda’. It provides a summary of the conceptual linkage between cities and the green eco...
Year: 2011, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Sao Paulo; A tale of two cities  
View Details UN-HABITAT’s new Cities and Citizens series examines urban inequality in the developing world through in-depth analysis of intracity data developed by UN-HABITAT and its partner institutions and on-the-ground interviews, insights and images. São Pa...
Year: 2010, Number of pages: 179, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Urban Environment Newsletter (September, 2010)  
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This edition covers the following topics:

  • Buildings, Climate Change and Cities;
  • Ecuador: Eco-Materials for Low Cost and Sustainable building;
  • World Green Building Council;
  • Builders Kick-Start...
Year: 2010, Periodicity: Biennial, Type of publication: Periodical Download electronic version (PDF)
SCP/LA21 en Arequipa  
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La Estrategia de Apoyo a la Gestión Urbano Ambiental de Arequipa fue iniciada por la Municipalidad Provincial de Arequipa a principios del 2003 y finalizó su segunda fase en enero del 2007. Ha sido apoyada por PNUMA y UN-Habitat, organismos que ju...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 40, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
The Sustainable Cities Programme in Zambia (1994-2007)  
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In Zambia the Sustainable Cities Programme was implemented in Lusaka from 1994-2001 to address high levels of poverty and inequality experienced in the city resulting from a shrinking economy as the co...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 40, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
The Sustainable Cities China Programme (1996-2007): A  
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The Sustainable Cities Programme was first implemented in 1996 in Shenyang and Wuhan, in China. From this initial experience, the environmental Planning and Management methodology was integrated in urban management to address pressing environmenta...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 44, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
The Sustainable Cities Programme in Peru  
View Details Nuevos enfoques para construir procesos de planificación urbana y gestión ambiental en la ciudad se hacen necesarios para que la funcionalidad de los mismos sea sostenible. Esta experiencia demuestra la importancia de integrar y asociar estrategias d...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 28, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
The Sustainable Cities Programme in the Philippines ((1998-2007) - A compendium of good practices  
View Details The Sustainable CitiesProgramme/LA21 Programme in the Philippines was started in 1998 by UN-HABITAT in collaboration with the department of the environment and Natural Resources. It was targeted at secondary towns and was perceived as a localization ...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 54, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Urban Environment Newsletter (February, 2009)  
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This edition covers the following topics:

  • Ushering a new era of urban Planning and Management
  • Urban Environment Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Philippines: Strengthening institutional capacity to adapt to C...
Year: 2009, Periodicity: Biannually, Type of publication: Periodical Download electronic version (PDF)
ecoBudget  
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Decision makers in local government face the ongoing challenge of how to provide services to the residents with limited resources. Whether drilling a new well to provide drinking water, renewing a road surface, buying new buses or issuing drivin...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 28, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Financing Urban Development around Lake Victoria  
View Details The publication is a toolkit specifically prepared to help local authorities raise internal and external resources to finance implementation of priority projects and programmes. It provides useful steps, skills and resources to aid the process of f...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 64, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Sustainable Urban Energy Planning  
View Details The main purpose of this handbook is to assist people who are working in or with local government to develop sustainable energy and climate action plans and implementation programmes. There can be no single recipe for all cities ? e so it is up to ea...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 83, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Urban Environment Newsletter (February, 2008)  
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This edition covers the following topics:

  • Cities and Climate Change:The Road from Bali to Copenhagen
  • Esmeraldas LA21:Planning for a Changing Climate
  • UNEP Helps Bangkok Tackle Climate Change
  • Climate-proofing Cape ...
Year: 2008, Periodicity: Biennial, Type of publication: Periodical Download electronic version (PDF)
Promoting Biodiversity In and Around the Lake Victoria Basin  
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This Working Paper critically assesses the potential role of local authorities in promoting biodiversity conservation in the Lake Victoria Cities within the existing global framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It sets the broader c...

Year: 2008, Number of pages: 40, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Urban Environment Newsletter (September, 2008)  
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This edition covers the following topics:

  • World Urban Forum 4: Harmonious Urbanization
  • Improving cities through Localizing Agenda 21: Bayamo, Cuba
  • World Cities Summit in Singapore
  • UNEP works with Nairobi to impro...
Year: 2008, Periodicity: Biannually, Type of publication: Periodical Download electronic version (PDF)
Tale of 2 cities  
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The world continues to urbanize at an unprecedented pace and this year, for the first time ever, over half of the world’s population will be living in cities. While cities consume a major share of the planet’s resources and have often been the loc...

Year: 2007, Number of pages: 32, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Urban Environment Newsletter (January, 2007)  
View Details Cities play a key role in environment issues and environment issues play a key role in urban development. To strengthen their coordination and cooperation UN-HABITAT and UNEP are developing a strategic framework.
Year: 2007, Periodicity: Biennial, Type of publication: Periodical Download electronic version (PDF)
Urban Environment Newsletter (September, 2007)  
View Details This edition features stories about: Cities and Biodiversity: No Longer Foes; Hailin City, China: Boundless forest on a snowy plateau; Lake Victoria Cities and Biodiversity; Curitiba - The City of People; Partners: Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB)...
Year: 2007, Periodicity: Biennial, Type of publication: Periodical Download electronic version (PDF)
UN-HABITAT and Climate Change  
View Details At the dawn of a new urban era with most of humanity now living in cities, UN-HABITAT is at the frontline of the battle against fast growing urban poverty, rapid urbanisation, unemployment, disasters and the scourge of climate change.
Year: 2007, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
 
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