Economic Benefits of Stabilized Soil Block Technology in Sudan 2013 Construction of housing and public infrastructure needs to be of greater quality than what was previously used. Past practices of large-scale use of firewood to make burned bricks for construction of housing have resulted in massive deforestation of the country.
Assemblée Générale de la FGF et Université de perfectionnement des Géomètres Francophones d’Afrique Subsaharienne (French Language Version) 2013
Finance Policies and Procedures Manual Volume 1 2013 Small water utilities face unique challenges in delivering water and sanitation services to their customers. With a limited revenue base and few opportunities to benefit from economies of scale, they often suffer from severe skill shortages and a long legacy of underinvestment in infrastructure and capacity enhancement.
Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility:Global Report on Human Settlements 2013 - Policy directions (Arabic Language Version) 2013 Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility argues that the development of sustainable urban transport systems requires a conceptual leap. The purpose 'transportation' and 'mobility' is to gain access to destinations, activities, services and goods.
Aprendiendo a convivir en los espacios públicos y privados 2013 El incremento de la conflictividad y la violencia en algunas zonas urbanas de América Latina y el Caribe ha generado la movilización de diversos actores y el impulso de múltiples y creativas intervenciones. En diferentes ciudades encontramos ejemplos de buenas prácticas que están siendo replicadas como solución a un entorno urbano más seguro y generador de convivencia.
Trinidad And Tobago: Port of Spain Urban Profile 2012 The Port of Spain Urban Profiling consists of an accelerated, action-oriented assessment of urban conditions, focusing on priority needs, capacity gaps, and existing institutional responses at local and national levels.
Madagascar: Moramanga Urban Profile (French Language Version) 2012 Le profilage urbain consiste en une évaluation rapide des conditions de vie urbaine, afin de définir les actions à mener, en identifiant les besoins prioritaires, sur le renforcement des capacités nécessaire et sur les réponses institutionnelles possibles aux niveaux local et national. Le but de cette étude est de développer les politiques de réduction de la pauvreté urbaine aux niveaux local, régional et national, à travers une évaluation des besoins et des mécanismes de réponse, et de contribuer à la mise en oeuvre à grande échelle des Objectifs du millénaire pour le développement.
Antigua and Barbuda: National Urban Profile 2012 The islands of Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda make up one nation. They are situated near the centre of the Caribbean archipelago, and are part of the Lesser Antilles and Leeward Islands groupings.
Korogocho Streetscapes 2012 Successful urban places are based predominately on streets and the connected street life.
Evaluation of the Implementation of UN-Habitat's Medium-Term Strategic and Institutional Plan 2008-2013 2012 UN-Habitat's Medium-Term Strategic and Institutional Plan (MTSIP) 2008-2013 was adopted by resolution 21/2 of April 2007 of the Governing Council. The overarching goal of the plan is "to ensure an effective contribution to sustainable urbanization".