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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)
UN-HABITAT Slum Upgrading Facility Working Paper 9  
View Details It is estimated that up to 1 billion people live in slums in the cities of the world – one sixth of humanity – and that the numbers are rising. The UN-HABITAT Slum Upgrading Facility Pilot Programme was established in 2004 to examine ways in which in...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 82, 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)
UN-Habitat Country Program Document 2008-2009 - Vietnam  
View Details This UN-HABITAT Country Programme Document is prepared in the context that Vietnam is one of the first eight pilot countries for implementation of the One UN Initiative following the recommendations of the UN High Level Panel on System-Wide Coheren...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 31, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
World Urban Forum 4 Report  
View Details The Fourth Session of the World Urban Forum held in Nanjing, China from 3-6 November 2008 drew nearly 8,000 participants from 146 countries. The Forum, held every two years, is now established as the world’s premier conference on cities.
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 26, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Niger: Profil Urbain de Mirriah  
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Le profil national est la synthèse des conclusions d’un bureau d’études, d’entretiens avec les acteurs clés et d’informations communiquées par les autorités. Les différents participants aux consultations se sont entendus sur la nécessité de déli...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 32, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Niger: Profil Urbain National  
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La structure urbaine de la plupart des centres urbains du Niger est caractérisée par l’existence de noyaux d’habitat anciens, auxquels se sont juxtaposés des lotissements successifs. La filière de l’auto-construction constitue le mode dominant d...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 32, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Senegal: Profil Urbain de Kanel  
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Située à 440 km à l’est de Saint Louis et à 700 km de Dakar sur la rive gauche du fleuve Sénégal, la commune de Kanel n’a été créée qu’en 1997. L’habitat est concentré sur une superficie de 53 ha, soit 45% de la superficie totale urbanisée. Les ...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 32, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Senegal: Profil Urbain de Kaolack  
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Située au centre-ouest du Sénégal dans la région du même nom, la commune de Kaolack se présente comme un carrefour des axes de communication et d’échanges entre populations d’horizons divers. Elle joue un rôle d’intermédiaire sur le plan commerc...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 32, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Urbanization for Human Development: Politics in a World of Cities  
View Details El mundo es desde 2008 mayormente urbano, estimandose que las ciudades adquieran ademas cada vez mayor protagonismo. En terminos globales, el proceso de urbanizacion ha venido de la mano de una ampliacion del desarrollo humano. Al igual que en los pa...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 505, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Twenty Years of Transition: The Evolution of Urban Planning in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 1989-2009  
View Details This paper reviews the dramatic transformations which have taken place in the cities of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union since the collapse of communist regimes in the region twenty years ago. The paper further analyzes how urban planning...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 166, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Lignes directrices internationales sur la décentralisation et l’accès aux services de base pour tous (French)  
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La présente brochure comprend deux séries de lignes directrices approuvées par le Conseil d’administration d’ONU-Habitat en 2007 et 2009. En les approuvant, les Etats membres des Nations Unies se sont engagés à promouvoir la décentralisation et ...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 36, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Directrices internacionales sobre descentralización y fortalecimiento de las autoridades locales (Spanish)  
View Details Este folleto contiene dos conjuntos de directrices aprobadas por el Consejo de Administración de ONU-Hábitat en 2007 y 2009. Al aprobar estas directrices, los Estados
Miembros de las Naciones Unidas se comprometieron a promover la descentrali...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 28, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
The UN-HABITAT Slum Upgrading Facility (SUF)  
View Details UN-HABITAT Slum Upgrading Facility Work plan 8. Explains what they are, how they will work and why they are important. A key element of the SUF Pilot Programme work is that of establishing local finance facilities with a specific remit to support slu...
Year: 2008, Number of pages: 15, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Libya Urban Planning Newsletter Issue No. 4  
View Details This is the fourth newsletter on the UN-HABITAT activities in Libya. This issue describes the presentations and progress on development of 18 sub-regional plans, and the ongoing work on the master plans of the 3rd Generation Planning Project (3GPP). ...
Year: 2008, Number of pages: 8, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Hábitat y el desafio de las micorfinanzas  
View Details La pobreza abruma, aunque algunas veces, de tanto observarla, se vuelve silenciosa. Pero, sobre todo, atenta contra la dignidad de los pobres. Sus manifestaciones incluyen, entre las principales, desnutrición, falta de educaci ón y salud y, en partic...
Year: 2008, Number of pages: 190, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
GIS as a Planning Support System for the Planning of Harmonious Cities  
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Professor Yeh explores the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a Planning Support System for urban planning. Despite the growing popularity of participatory approaches ...

Year: 2008, Number of pages: 35, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Environment and Urbanization  
View Details This paper summarizes the outcome of an international conference on addressing the issue of urban youth in conflict with the law in Africa. It discusses the most effective responses to youth crime and violence which centre on prevention and inclusion...
Year: 2008, Number of pages: 12, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
 
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