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The Cities of the Poor: Settlement Planning in Developing Countries book cover

1st Edition

The Cities of the Poor Settlement Planning in Developing Countries

Edited By Alan Turner Copyright 1980
318 Pages
by Routledge

318 Pages
by Routledge

318 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1980, this book was written by consultants in urban development with wide experience in the developing world and is a source book aimed at advisers (often from developed countries) who assist with urban planning matters on behalf of multi-lateral agencies such as the World Bank. It presents a style of consultancy which accepts that not all the problems of settlement... Read more

Part 1: Planning Framework 1. The Context Alan Turner 2. Community Development Alan Turner 3. Project Planning Alan Turner Part 2: Social, Economic and Financial Context 4. Defining Social Needs David Walton and Graham Fowler 5. The Creation of New Employment John Butler 6. Administration and Finance Kenneth Wren Part 3: Physical Development 7. Environmental Evaluation and Design Richard Westmacott and Christopher Blandford 8. Planning and Development Standards Alan Turner 9. Low Income Housing Alan Turner 10. Financial Appraisal of the Project Kenneth Wren

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Alan Turner

‘…a concise and intensely practical book… useful to technical advisers and students of urban development in developing countries.’ Alasdair I. MacBean

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