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UNCHS - HabitatUnited Nations Centre for Human Settelments Centre des Nations Unies pour les Etablissements Humains Centro de las Naciones Unidas para los Asentamientos Humanos
P.O Box 30030 Nairobi Kenya Tel : (254-2) 623029 Fax : (254-2) 623080 Internet : http://www.unchs.org
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An Urbanizing World
Global Report on Human Settlements United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT) , Oxford , 1996.
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Included in the web :
>p.11-31, Global Population Change and Urbanization (Changes in population and in households/ An urbanizing world/ What underlies urbanization/ A predominantly urban world?/ The definition of city and metropolitan populations/ The world's largest cities/ The "world cities"/ Internal and internatiional migration/ The relationship between economic growth and urbanization)
Regional Perspectives on Population and Urbanization
>p.32, Introduction
>p.42-54, Latin America and the Caribbean
>p.65-74, East and Central Europe
>p.74-84, Asia an the Pacific
>p.84-98, Africa
>p.143- 148, The City Environment
(Ambient air pollution/ Water pollution/ Solid wastes/ Noise/ Natural and human-induced hazards)
Institutional Trends and the Crisis of Governance
>p.161-166, The Governance of Settlements
(Introduction/ Decentralization/ Democratization/ Local social and environmental movements and NGOs)
>p.166-170, Changes in Urban Governance in Latin America
>p.170-174, Changes in Urban Governance in Africa
>p.307-314, Management of Environmental Infrastructure
>p.407-409, Developing local Agenda 21s
>p.424-434, The Enabling Approach and Partnerships
(The enabling framework/ Cities built from the bottom/ Partnerships/ Citizen groups/ Non Governmental Organizations/ City government/ Commercial and industrial enterprises/ The role of national governments/ Role of the international community)
>p.435-529, Statistical Annex
(Size and Growth of Total Population, 1975-2050/ Demographic Indicators : Age Structure and Life Expectancy,/ Urbanization Trends, Size and Growth of Urban and Rural Population/ Urban Agglomerations : Population Size and Growth Rate...)
Also included :
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* Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements and the Habitat Agenda United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (HABITAT II), Istanbul, Turkey,June 1996
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* La déclaration d'Istamboul sur les Etablissements Humains et l'Agenda d'Habitat Conférence des Nations Unies sur les Etablissements Humains (HABITAT II), Istamboul, Turquie, Juin 1996 |
* La declaración de Istanbul sobre los Asentamientos Humanos y la Agenda de Habitat Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Asentamientos Humanos (HABITAT II), Istanbul, Turquía, Junio de 1996 |
* Best Practices and local leadership Programme
* Examples of Best Practices :
>Salud para el pueblo - A health and sanitation Rotary project, ECUADOR
(Best Practice, new for 1998)
>Self-help Housing : Mutirao 50, Fortaleza, BRAZIL
(Award Winner)
>Institutionalizing community-based development, COTE D'IVOIRE
(Award Winner)
>Sambizanga peri-urban upgrading programme, ANGOLA
(Best Practice)
>Waterfor work project (WWP), KENYA
(Best Practice)
>Ahmedabab : Innovative urban partnerships, INDIA
(Best Practice, new for 1998)
>Environmentally sound and productive use of city garbage in Bangalore, INDIA
(Best Practice, new for 1998)
>Household solid waste management : Zabbaleen garbage collectors, EGYPT
(Award Winner, new for 1998)
>National public scheme for the conservation of drinking water, EGYPT
(Best Practice, new for 1998)
