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Title Cities in a globalizing world : global report on human settlements 2001 / United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
Published London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xxxviii, 344 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Boxes; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Key Issues and Messages; Prologue: Human Settlements in a Globalizing World; Part I: THE DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT; Part II: EMERGING APPROACHES TO URBAN GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS; Part III: CHANGES IN HOUSING FINANCE AND SHELTER DELIVERY SYSTEMS; Part IV: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE; Part V: ENSURING DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS; Part VI: BUILDING A COMMON FUTURE; Epilogue: Liveability of Cities in a Globalizing World; References
Summary '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. This historic transition is being further propelled by the powerful forces of globalization. The central challenge for the international community is clear: to make both urbanization and globalization work for all people instead of leaving billions behind or on the margins ... Cities in a Globalizing World: Global Report on Human Settlements 2001 is a comprehensive review of conditions in the world's
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-251) and index
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Subject Human settlements.
Urbanization.
Urban policy.
Municipal services.
Urban poor.
Globalization.
Sanitation.
Human settlements -- Developing countries
Poverty.
Urban Health -- trends
Urbanization -- trends
Housing -- economics
Poverty
Public Policy
Sanitation
Socioeconomic Factors
Urbanization
inhabited places.
urbanization.
globalism.
poverty.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
Sanitation
Globalization
Human settlements
Municipal services
Urban policy
Urban poor
Urbanization
Steden.
Internationalisatie.
Assentamentos humanos.
Política urbana.
Globalização.
Établissements humains.
Urbanisation.
Politique urbaine.
Services municipaux.
Pauvres en milieu urbain.
Mondialisation.
urbanization.
human settlement.
economic implication.
social implication.
urban area.
urban planning.
trend.
urban development.
information technology.
telecommunications.
urban population.
income distribution.
poverty.
housing.
financing.
health.
water supply.
sanitation.
urban transport.
power consumption.
infrastructure.
decentralization.
local government.
capacity building.
natural disaster.
armed conflict.
homeless person.
corruption.
violence.
state intervention.
statistical table.
Human settlements.
Urbanization.
Urban policy.
Municipal services.
Urban poor.
Globalization.
urbanisation.
établissement humain.
conséquences économiques.
conséquences sociales.
zone urbaine.
aménagement urbain.
tendance.
développement urbain.
technologie de l'information.
télécommunications.
population urbaine.
répartition du revenu.
pauvreté
logement.
financement.
santé
alimentation en eau.
salubrité
transport urbain.
consommation d'énergie.
infrastructure.
décentralisation.
administration locale.
renforcement des capacités.
catastrophe naturelle.
conflit armé
personne sans abri.
corruption.
violence.
intervention de l'Etat.
tableau statistique.
urbanización.
asentamiento humano.
consecuencias económicas.
consecuencias sociales.
zona urbana.
planificación urbana.
tendencia.
desarrollo urbano.
tecnología de la información.
telecomunicaciones.
población urbana.
distribución del ingreso.
pobreza.
vivienda.
financiamiento.
salud.
abastecimiento de agua.
saneamiento.
transporte urbano.
consumo de energía.
infraestructura.
descentralización.
gobierno local.
desarrollo de la capacidad.
catástrofe natural.
conflicto armado.
persona sin hogar.
corrupción.
violencia.
intervención estatal.
cuadros estadísticos.
Developing countries
developed countries.
developing countries.
pays développés.
pays en développement.
países desarrollados.
países en desarrollo.
Genre/Form report.
UN pub.
graph.
map.
rapport.
pub ONU.
carte géographique.
graphique.
informe.
pub NU.
gráfico.
mapa.
Form Electronic book
Author United Nations Centre for Human Settlements.
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