Greater Cairo Urban Development Strategy 2012 Recognizing GC’s importance and the vital role it plays in Egypt and the whole Arab and African region, the GOPP has formulated the future vision of the GC as a first step to prepare the GC strategic plan. A number of international and local experts specializing in various fields have participated in the development of the GC future vision.
This report presents the proposed vision and specifies the GC development policies and projects required to facilitate the preparation of the GC urban development strategy. The study area will cover the urban mass of the Cairo Governorate and some areas of the Governorates of Giza and Qalyubia, in addition to some of new urban communities (6th of October, Sheikh Zayed, the 15th of May, New Cairo, Obour, Shorouk and Badr)
New School Design, Book 1 2012 UN-Habitat ROAP in partnership with UNISDR Asia Pacific Secretariat developed a Tool Kit to assess the safety of critical infrastructure, focusing on schools and hospitals in South Asia.
Mobilisation des ressources financières locales (French Language Version) 2012 Cette publication, Mobilisation des ressources financières locales: documentation des registres fonciers urbains des communes du Benin, retrace le parcours des Registres Fonciers Urbains (RFU) tels qu’expérimentés dans les communes béninoises depuis plus de deux décennies.
Gender and Urban Planning 2012 If policies to improve and enhance places are to address gender inequality, they must also take into account the issues and needs of both women and men.
Managing Urban Land Information , Learning from emergent practices 2012 The document presents literature and project document reviews, informal interviews, contributions and discussions with key stakeholders and informants. The work was conducted between 2009-10 over a period of several months.
Sustainable Urban Energy 2012 For cities to confront the challenges of fossil fuel depletion, increasing energy costs and rapid climate change, it is inevitable to develop and implement urban energy management solutions for their sustainable future.
Uganda: Kitgum Urban Profile 2012 Kitgum Town is located in Chua County and is bordered by Labongo Layamo to the west and north and Labongo Amida to the east and south. The town is steadily recovering from a long civil war and its growth is mainly as a result of its close proximity to Sudan which has enabled a lot of cross border business.
République du Congo: Profil Urbain de Pointe-Noire (French) 2012 Pointe-noire est une ville de la République du congo située au centre-ouest de l’Afrique sur la façade atlantique.
Jamaica: Montego Bay Urban Profile 2012 The Montego Bay 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. The purpose of the study is to develop urban poverty reduction policies at local, national, and regional levels, through an assessment of needs and response mechanisms, and as a contribution to the wider-ranging implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.
Mauritius: National Urban Profile 2012 The study is based on analysis of existing data and a series of interviews with all relevant urban stakeholders, including local communities and institutions, civil society, the private sector, development partners, academics, and others. The consultation typically results in a collective agreement on priorities and their development into proposed capacity-building and other projects that are all aimed at urban poverty reduction.