Housing the Poor in African Cities: Community-based organizations : the poor as agents of development
Title | Housing the Poor in African Cities: Community-based organizations : the poor as agents of development PDF eBook |
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Pages | 36 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Social Science |
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Housing the Poor in Asian Cities: Community-based organizations : the poor as agents of development
Title | Housing the Poor in Asian Cities: Community-based organizations : the poor as agents of development PDF eBook |
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Pages | 44 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Cities and towns |
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Housing the Poor in African Cities: Local government : addressing urban challenges in a participatory and integrated way
Title | Housing the Poor in African Cities: Local government : addressing urban challenges in a participatory and integrated way PDF eBook |
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Pages | 48 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Social Science |
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Empowering Squatter Citizen
Title | Empowering Squatter Citizen PDF eBook |
Author | David Satterthwaite |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2013-06-17 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1136567364 |
Annotation This volume is the most recent addition to the examination of urban poverty by the Human Settlements Program at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). It makes the case for redirecting support to local organizations and processes. The core of the book is case studies of innovative government organizations (in Thailand, Mexico, Philippines and Nicaragua) and community-driven processes (in India, South Africa, Pakistan and Brazil) that show new ways to address urban poverty. Each case study is prepared by specialists from these countries. They show that poverty reduction in urban areas is as much about building competent, accountable local organizations as about attempting to improve incomes. It involves strengthening and supporting the organizations formed by the poor or homeless to be able to develop their own solutions and able to negotiate better deals with the organizations delivering infrastructure, services, credit and land for housing. The understanding of urbanpoverty that the book presents goes beyond conventional, official definitions based only on income or consumption levels to include considerations of housing conditions, tenure, infrastructure and service provision, the rule of law, and civil and political rights, including 'voice' and the right to influence policy and practice on the ground. It offers powerful conclusions for national and local governments, NGOs and international agencies on how to tackle the complex and growing problem of urban poverty.
Housing the Poor in African Cities
Title | Housing the Poor in African Cities PDF eBook |
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Pages | 50 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Social Science |
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Housing the Poor in African Cities: Low-income housing : approaches to helping the urban poor find adequate housing in African cities
Title | Housing the Poor in African Cities: Low-income housing : approaches to helping the urban poor find adequate housing in African cities PDF eBook |
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Pages | 52 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Social Science |
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Reducing Urban Poverty
Title | Reducing Urban Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | David Satterthwaite |
Publisher | Iied |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Urban poor |
ISBN | 9781843692263 |