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What happened to participation? Urban development and authoritarian upgrading in Cairo
Elena Piffero is Doctor of Philosophy in International Cooperation and Sustainable Development Policies at the University of Bologna, Italy. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works license 3.0. Alternative link to the…
Cultiver de meilleures villes : agriculture urbaine et développement durable
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Les Nations Unies estiment qu’au cours des 25 prochaines années, la quasi-totalité de la croissance démographique se produira dans les villes des pays en développement. Si…
Cairo's informal areas. Between urban challenges and hidden potentials
Abstract from the publisher : "The challenges of an increasingly poor urban population, as well as the mushrooming of illegal or semi-legal settlements and slums, have been acknowledged by both local authorities and international development…
Le secteur informel dans les années 80 et 90
Présentation par l'éditeur : Cette étude traite du comportement des différents acteurs du secteur informel urbain - qui s'étend du commerce ambulant à l'habitat clandestin - à partir des…
The challenge of Third World cities and the urban poor
Extract from the introduction : This bibliography was constructed with the intention of exploring the breadth and depth of literature available on Third World Cities, or the urban poor in developing countries. There is a wealth of literature on the…
L'implosion urbaine ?
Extrait de l'éditorial :
On sait que depuis les années 50, les pays du tiers monde connaissent une augmentation si rapide de leur population qu'il est devenu banal de parler d'"explosion démographique". On sait aussi…
Brazil's early urban transition : What can it teach urbanizing countries?
Abstract from the publisher :
This paper specifically describes the urbanization experience of Brazil, by far the largest country in Latin America, and which has attained levels of urbanization that surpass those of most European countries. Despite…
Century of the city : No time to lose
Abstract from the publisher :
One in every ten people lived in urban areas a century ago. Now, for the first time ever, most people live in cities. By 2050, the United Nations projects, almost three-quarters of the world's population will call…
Urbanization and growth
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First in a series of thematic volumes, this book was prepared for the Commission on Growth and Development to evaluate the state of knowledge of the relationship between urbanization and economic growth. It does not pretend to…
The challenge of slums : Global report on human settlement 2003
Abstract from the publisher : The Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and prospects. It presents estimates of the numbers of urban slum dwellers and examines the factors that underlie the…
Cities transformed : Demographic change and its implications in the developing world
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Virtually all of the growth in the world's population for the foreseeable future will take place in the cities and towns of the developing world. Over the next twenty years, most developing countries will for the first…