The landmark decisions taken at the biennial gathering of governments in the UN-HABITAT Governing Council which oversees our work and budget were of great significance because 2007 marked a key turning point in human history.

With rapidly increasing urban populations, cities in Africa are faced with enormous challenges and will have to find ways to facilitate by 2015 urban services, livelihoods and housing for more than twice as many urban dwellers than it has today.

Professor Yeh explores the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a Planning Support System for urban planning.

The publication contains the spatial analysis of Gardho, a town in the Puntland State of Somalia.

The publication documents the process undertaken by the Sheikh Municipality, records the outcomes of the first broad consensus on urban issues, priority interventions and action plans, introduces the spatial analysis as a tool for strategic planning, and provides a comprehensive methodological tool for strategic urban planning.

This publication, which focuses on crime and violence, is the first of three volumes of the Abridged Edition of the Global Report 2007.

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.

This publication, which focuses on natural and human-made disasters, is the third of three volumes of the Abridged Edition of the Global Report 2007.

The publication contains the spatial analysis of Garowe, the capital city of the Puntland State of Somalia.