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Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human Settlements 2009 book cover

1st Edition

Planning Sustainable Cities Global Report on Human Settlements 2009

By Un-Habitat Copyright 2009
336 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge
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Current urban planning systems are not equipped to deal with the major urban challenges of the twenty-first century, including effects of climate change, resource depletion and economic instability, plus continued rapid urbanization with its negative consequences such as poverty, slums and urban informality. These planning systems have also, to a large extent, failed to meaningfully involve and... Read more
Part I: Challenges and Context 1. Urban Challenges and the Need to Revisit Urban Planning 2. Understanding the Diversity of Urban Contexts Part II: Global Trends: The Urban Planning Process (Procedural) 3. The Emergence and Spread of Contemporary Urban Planning 4. The Institutional and Regulatory Framework for Planning 5. Planning, Participation and Politics Part III: Global Trends: The Content Of Urban Plans (Substantive) 6. Bridging the Green and Brown Agendas 7. Planning and Informality 8. Planning, Spatial Structure of Cities and Provision of Infrastructure Part IV: Global Trends: Monitoring, Evaluation And Education 9. The Monitoring and Evaluation of Urban Plans 10. Planning Education Part V: Future Policy Directions 11. Towards a New Role for Urban Planning Part VI: Statistical Annex

Biography

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the agency responsible for coordinating human settlements issues within the United Nations system. It promotes economically productive, socially inclusive and environmentally liveable cities, towns and rural settlements, as well as adequate shelter for all.

"This report documents many effective and equitable examples of sustainable urbanization that are helping to define a new role for urban planning. I commend its information and analysis to all who are interested in promoting economically productive, environmentally safe and socially inclusive towns and cities." From the Foreword by BAN KI-MOON, Secretary-General, United Nations

"Today's Books put Planning Sustainable Cities on the 'A-List!'" Kelly Spann, Today's Books.

"This will be invaluable to anyone seeking a comprehensive review of global problems in this field." Library Journal, May 2010

"A great reference book." Built Environment

"This book is of interest of those who are interested in promoting sustainable process, and is particularly useful in pointing out new directions and in providing recent effective and equitable examples." Lia Maria Dias Bezerra, University of Brasilia,Urban Research and Practice

"This is a most useful survey of urban planning worldwide. It is thought provoking and persuasive." Manjusha Misra, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, International Journal of Environmental Studies

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