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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, …

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, …

In our rapidly urbanizing global society, solid waste management will be a key challenge facing all the world“s cities. Solid Waste Management in the World“s Cities provides a fresh perspective and …

In our rapidly urbanizing global society, solid waste management will be a key challenge facing all the world“s cities. Solid Waste Management in the World“s Cities provides a fresh perspective and …

The world’s urban population now exceeds the world’s rural population. What does this mean for the state of our cities, given the strain this global demographic shift is placing upon current urban …

The world’s urban population now exceeds the world’s rural population. What does this mean for the state of our cities, given the strain this global demographic shift is placing upon current urban …

‚This is surely the most impressive and important publication to come out of the UN system for many years.‘ Peter Adamson, founder, New Internationalist, and author and researcher of UNICEF’s The …

‚This is surely the most impressive and important publication to come out of the UN system for many years.‘ Peter Adamson, founder, New Internationalist, and author and researcher of UNICEF’s The …

Cities are perhaps one of humanity’s most complex creations, never finished, never definitive. They are like a journey that never ends. Their evolution is determined by their ascent into greatness or …

Cities are perhaps one of humanity’s most complex creations, never finished, never definitive. They are like a journey that never ends. Their evolution is determined by their ascent into greatness or …

Half of the world’s people live in urban areas, and roughly a third of these live in desperate poverty without access to basic amenities. Taking on the themes of UN-HABITAT’s Water and Sanitation in …

Half of the world’s people live in urban areas, and roughly a third of these live in desperate poverty without access to basic amenities. Taking on the themes of UN-HABITAT’s Water and Sanitation in …

‚Achieving the goals set by world leaders in the United Nations Millennium Declaration will be difficult without a significant improvement in the lives of slum dwellers, and the lives of slum …

‚Achieving the goals set by world leaders in the United Nations Millennium Declaration will be difficult without a significant improvement in the lives of slum dwellers, and the lives of slum …

Enhancing Urban Safety and Security addresses three major threats to the safety and security of cities: crime and violence; insecurity of tenure and forced evictions; and natural and human-made …

Enhancing Urban Safety and Security addresses three major threats to the safety and security of cities: crime and violence; insecurity of tenure and forced evictions; and natural and human-made …

‚The world has entered the urban millennium. Nearly half the world’s people are now city dwellers, and the rapid increase in urban population is expected to continue, mainly in developing countries. …

‚The world has entered the urban millennium. Nearly half the world’s people are now city dwellers, and the rapid increase in urban population is expected to continue, mainly in developing countries. …

Urban transport systems worldwide are faced by a multitude of challenges. Among the most visible of these are the traffic gridlocks experienced on city roads and highways all over the world. The …

Urban transport systems worldwide are faced by a multitude of challenges. Among the most visible of these are the traffic gridlocks experienced on city roads and highways all over the world. The …

The future is urban. Indeed, the battle for sustainable development will be won or lost in cities. Not a moment too soon, then, that urbanization is suddenly at the centre of global policy making. In …

The future is urban. Indeed, the battle for sustainable development will be won or lost in cities. Not a moment too soon, then, that urbanization is suddenly at the centre of global policy making. In …