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Land, Tenure and Housing Issues for Conflict-Displaced Populations in Georgia  
View Details Housing and property rights in the context of post-conflict rehabilitation are amongst the
most complex and sensitive issues affecting displaced populations in Georgia today. This
problem stems primarily from a persistent lack of permanen...
Year: 2010, Number of pages: 84, 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 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)
Guía para la prevención local hacia políticas de cohesión social y seguridad ciudadana  
View Details Esta Guía ha sido realizada en colaboración entre la Agencia de Naciones Unidas HABITAT y la Universidad Jesuita Alberto Hurtado (UAH) de Chile. Quiere ser una herramienta para todas las personas u organizaciones que implementan o deseen implementa...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 143, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
THE UN-HABITAT Slum Upgrading Facility (SUF) WORKING PAPER 11  
View Details Housing in Thailand has generally not been considered the responsibility of local government. The National Housing Authority (NHA) was set up in 1973. Initially the work of the National Housing Authority focused on the construction of houses and flat...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 28, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
THE UN-HABITAT Slum Upgrading Facility (SUF) WORKING PAPER 10  
View Details The multi-stakeholder and multi-sector approach of the Slum Upgrading Facility provides a forum for the voices of poor communities and slum dwellers to be heard. Based on the experience of implementing the SUF pilot project in Indonesia, the first an...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 28, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
UN-Habitat Country Programme Document 2008-2009 - Nepal  
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UN-HABITAT had been present in Nepal intermittently since the late 1980s engaging in a number of technical assistance programmes in the field of human settlements development. In 2005, the Water for Asian Cities was launched in the country focus...

Year: 2009, Number of pages: 19, 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)
UN-HABITAT Country Programme Document 2008-2009 - Mozambique  
View Details The Habitat Country Programme Document for Mozambique outlines the main objectives and priorities of UN-HABITAT. In collaboration with the government and other UN Agencies, the overall aim of this UN-HABITAT Country Programme Document is to promote...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 24, 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)
Urban Sector Studies and Capacity Building for Khartoum State  
View Details This report presents the summary of studies carried out through a collaboration between the Government of Sudan Ministry of Physical Planning and Public Utilities and UN-HABITAT. Each section of this report presents a complementary analysis of differ...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 64, 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)
Humanitarian Affairs and the Role of UN-HABITAT  
View Details This policy document articulates UN-HABITAT’s role with regard to human settlements in crisis. It responds to Resolution HSP/GC/20/17 and supporting documents produced in response to Resolution HSP/GC/19/9 in relation to “Post-conflict, natural and h...
Year: 2008, Number of pages: 33, 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)
Quick Guides for Policy Makers 1; URBANIZATION: The Role the poor play in urban development  
View Details This Quick Guide 1 looks at some of the current trends in urbanization in Asia, including urban-rural migration, the links between Qurbanization and poverty and the state of formal and informal housing in the context of urbanization. The guide examin...
Year: 2008, Number of pages: 33, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Quick Guides for Policy Makers 5; HOUSING FINANCE: Ways to help the poor pay for housing  
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This Quick Guide introduces some of the key concepts of formal housing finance and an overview of how both the formal and informal systems of delivering housing finance work especially with regard to the urban poor. The guide provides insights to ...

Year: 2008, Number of pages: 40, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Quick Guides for Policy Makers 6; COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS: The poor as agents of development  
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This Quick Guide examines how community organizations can be valuable and resoureful partners when it comes to finding viable solutions to their own housing roblems. It looks at how community organizations have developed in Asia, how they function...

Year: 2008, Number of pages: 40, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Quick Guides for Policy Makers 2; LOW-INCOME HOUSING: Approaches to help the urban poor find adequate accomodation  
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This Quick Guide describes ways of addressing low-income housing. It reviews well - tried methods of improving the housing environments of people living in slums and informal settlements, and providing adequate housing for future generations livin...

Year: 2008, Number of pages: 46, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Quick Guides for Policy Makers 7; RENTAL HOUSING: A much neglected housing option for the poor  
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This Quick Guide reviews the characteristics of rental housing markets and how they functio. The issue of demand and supply of rental housing are discussed, folowed by policy options to regulate, promote and expand rental housing - especially for ...

Year: 2008, Number of pages: 40, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
 
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