Management

Sustainable Cities

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Efforts by the international community to promote development and reduce
poverty have traditionally concentrated on rural regions, thereby overlooking
the urban factor. It was not until the turn of the third millennium that this
imbalance was recognized, and then addressed through conferences, reports,
and forums on urbanization and the state of the planet’s cities. In the meantime,
the global urban population crossed the 50 per cent threshold, making
urbanization one of the most challenging issues facing humanity (UNPD,
2006). Although some reports highlight the opportunities presented by urban
growth, most emphasize the difficult living conditions for the majority of
urban inhabitants (UN-Habitat, 2006, 2007a), along with insecurity in all its
forms (UN-Habitat, 2007b).
Concurrently, the drive towards sustainable development has given rise to
different visions of a ‘sustainable city’. Unfortunately, however, such visions
rarely turn into reality, with interventions tending to be poorly adapted to their
local contexts or lacking a sufficient grasp of the complex interrelations between
the various dimensions of human insecurity, such as food, tenure, water, shelter,
and health. Thus, realizing such visions calls for specific capacities and requires
that researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners draw on the skills and knowledge
of the communities themselves, as agents – and not merely victims – of
urbanization. This book aims to provide a contribution to this effort.

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Series Title

Sustainable Cities

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Publisher

Canada : International Development Research Centre., 2012

Collation

1-191

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978 1 55250 536 6

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Edition

1st Edition

Subject(s)

Management

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