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.
Handling land , Innovative Tools for Land Governance and Secure Tenure 2012 Everyone has a relationship to land. It is an asset that, with its associated resources, allows its owner access to loans, to build their houses and to set up small businesses in cities. In rural areas, land is essential for livelihoods, subsistence and food security.
Côte d'Ivoire: Profil Urbain de Port-Bouët (French) 2012 Port-Bouët porte le nom du commandant Bouët Villaumez qui, en 1837, fut chargé par le roi de France, Louis Philippe, de signer des traités de commerce et de protection avec des chefs côtiers.