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Governing Cities
Urbanization and decentralization are overwhelming trends in almost every country of the world. Together they place a heavy burden on urban managers but at the same time generate …
Planning in Cities
Planning in Cities is an innovative collection which bridges theory and practice to explore the conflicting challenges of the increasingly rapid scale and speed of city growth with …
Bridging the Finance Gap in Housing and Infrastructure
Bridging the Finance Gap in Housing and Infrastructure concentrates on how groups of poor people - coalitions of the poor around the world have been able and been enabled to lead …
Confronting the Crisis in Urban Poverty
* An up-to-date analysis of the problem and characteristics of urban poverty in developing countries* Addresses the political challenge of the low profile of urban development in …
Contested Space
The importance of public space in supporting city economies and in contributing to poverty reduction is rarely recognized. Instead, public space is more often an arena for …
Funding Local Governance
International development is replete with examples of failure. This has led to notes of cynicism being struck in commentaries on development, whether in relation to failed states, …
Building Sustainable Urban Settlements
This fascinating book explores environmental, institutional, social and cultural aspects of sustainability in a variety of towns and cities in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and …