1st Edition
UN Millennium Development Library: A Home in The City
By UN Millennium Project
Copyright 2005
224 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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More than 900 million people currently live in urban slums and the number is growing as rapid urbanization continues in the developing world. A Home in the City urges countries to strengthen their focus on the growing urban crisis and improving the lives of slum dwellers. Proposed are specific investments and policy changes required at local and national levels to create a vibrant, equitable and... Read more
Executive summary; Chapter 1 The dimensions of the problem; Chapter 2 Recognizing the urban poor as active agents of development; Chapter 3 Reaching the target through improved governance; Chapter 4 Supporting and enacting local pro-poor policies; Chapter 5 Mobilizing resources and investments; Chapter 6 Empowering local action; Chapter 7 Monitoring progress toward target 11; Chapter 8 Investing in the target to improve the lives of slum dwellers;
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