Rapid urbanisation in Africa threatens disaster if it just multiplies the problems of overcrowding, squalor, destitution and degradation.

This publication is a collection of case studies which demonstrate successful approaches to small town development.

Agua y saneamiento y su aplicación a nivel familiar

UN-Habitat's country activities are focused on supporting governments in the formulation of policies and strategies with a view to creating and strengthening self-reliant urban planning and management capacity at both national and local levels and promoting sustainable urbanization.

快速的城市化（连同气候变化）正在成为二十一世纪最具挑战性的问题

Training for better cities is a UN-Habitat practice note exploring the role of training in capacity development.

This Quick Guide proposes a range of policy and action frameworks that can steer urban development in positive directions, using the resources of knowledge and experience that exist within urban communities across Africa.

This Quick Guide 2 describes several ways of addressing low-income housing in African cities at the programme and project level.

This Quick Guide 3 looks at the different forms of land tenure which operate in African cities and examines some of the problems and benefits of these different land tenure systems.