Housing for All: The Challenges of Affordability,Accessibility and Sustainability 2008 This report provides a comprehensive review of the challenges for low and moderate income housing. It focuses on the issues of affordability, accessibility and sustainability in resolving the housing problem.
Governance Reform from Below: Multilevel Politics and the 'New Deal' Campaign in Toronto, Canada 2008 Since the year 2000 the City of Toronto, Canada's most populous municipality, has mounted a sustained, high-profile campaign to ensure the devolution of more powers and resources from its provincial and federal counterparts.
Enhancing Security of Tenure; Global Report on Human Settlements 2007 (Volume 2) 2008 This publication, which focuses on security of tenure and forced evictions, is the second of three volumes of the Abridged Edition of the Global Report 2007.
Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in Asian Cities. 2: Low-Income Housing. Approaches to help the urban poor find adequate accommodation 2008 This Quick Guide describes ways of addressing low-income housing.
Promouvoir le Développement Economique par la Planification Stratégique , Volume 3 2008 Sans des institutions locales fortes et un personnel motivé, la réforme de la décentralisation et des établissements humains ne donnera pas les résultats escomptés en matière de développement.
Ethiopia: Ambo Urban Profile 2008 In Ethiopia, the profiling was undertaken under the leadership of national and local authorities.
Housing Indigenous Peoples in Cities: Urban Policy Guides for Indigenous Peoples 2008 The lack of recognition of the right of self-determination and the large-scale dispossession and degradation of their lands, resources and territories has had a devastating effect on indigenous peoples’ livelihoods, cultures and overall socio-economic conditions.
Asset-Based Approach to Community Development and Capacity Building 2008 This report consists of five parts. Part one traces the origins of the debates surrounding conventional and alternative approaches to community development, against the broader backdrops of ‘need vs. asset’ and ‘people vs. place’ distinctions.
Berbera Profile: First Steps Towards Strategic Urban Planning 2008 This booklet outlines the basic steps taken towards effective and integrated urban development in the city of Berbera in the northern Somali region (Somaliland).
Promoting Biodiversity In and Around the Lake Victoria Basin 2008 This Working Paper critically assesses the potential role of local authorities in promoting biodiversity conservation in the Lake Victoria Cities within the existing global framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity.