This publication is a joint UN-HABITAT and UNDP effort to investigate access to basic urban services in the Adjacent Areas (AAs) of Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon. AAs are informal Palestinian gatherings that are located along the boundaries of official Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. In terms of access to basic urban services, AAs represent "Grey Areas" since they are denied both public and UNRWA basic urban services, given that the latter are provided within the...

This study falls within the UN-HABITAT goal to develop the capacities of municipalities in South Lebanon to undertake strategic development planning. UN-HABITAT has been operating in South Lebanon since 2007 in the aftermath of the July 2006 war on Lebanon in both recovery/reconstruction projects and capacity building for municipalities and unions of municipalities.

Overview of the state of urbanization, housing, urban environment and infrastructure, social services and urban planning

Overview of the state of urbanization, housing, urban environment and infrastructure, social services and urban planning

The Guidelines for Middle Ger-area Upgrading address the urgent need for the incremental upgrading and provision of basic urban services in middle Ger areas. The major challenge in middle Ger areas is to make more efficient use of land resources and improve distribution of infrastructure and basic urban services through increased population density and land readjustment.

This Guideline is one of three Urban Development Guidelines that seek to respond to overlying issues in each of the Ger areas in Ulaanbaatar, integrating lessons learnt from past interventions and initiatives, and providing a support framework for dealing with the current challenges of urban development.

This strategic document is the first Citywide Pro-poor Ger-area Upgrading Strategy of Ulaanbaatar city which was approved by the Citizens’ Representatives Council of Ulaanbaatar City for its implementation on 4 July 2007.