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Brussels Conference Report 2018
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A Practical Guide to Designing, Planning, and Executing Citywide Slum Upgrading Programmes
FRENCH
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Rapport sur la Conférence de Bruxelles 2018
FRENCH
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The Challenge of Slums - Global Report on Human Settlements 2003
FRENCH
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PSUP Programme Brochure
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Brussels Conference Report 2018
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Rapport sur la Conférence de Bruxelles 2018
Francais
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City-Wide Slum Upgrading & Prevention Strategy - a documentation in Kenya, ENGLISH
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City-Wide Slum Upgrading & Prevention Strategy - a documentation in Kenya,
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Community Managed Funds - a Documentation in Kenya,
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Community Managed Funds - a Documentation in Kenya,
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Neighbourhood Planning - a documentation in Kenya,
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Neighbourhood Planning - a documentation in Kenya,
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Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization 2020
Report, 77 pages
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Informal Settlements in the Arab Region
Report, 106 pages
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Caribbean Strategy for Informal Settlement Upgrading – A guide to inclusive and resilient urbanization
Report, 66 pages
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UN-Habitat 2020 Catalogue of Services
Report, 154 pages
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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020
68 pages
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IASC Key Messages on Climate Change Humanitarian Action and COVID-19
Report, 61 pages
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COVID-19 Response Report of Activities - September 2020
Report, 61 pages
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UN-Habitat COVID-19 Key Messages
Factsheet, 2 pages
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PSUP COVID-19 Community Prevention Poster
English, Factsheet, 1 page
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PSUP COVID-19 Community Prevention Poster
French, Factsheet, 1 page
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UN-Habitat Covid-19 Response Plan
Report, 16 pages
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Prevention of Evictions and Relocation during the COVID-19 crisis
Factsheet, 2 pages
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Impact of Covid-19 on Livelihoods, Food Security & Nutrition in East Africa – Urban Focus
Report, 44 pages
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UN-Habitat Policy Brief - COVID-19 in an Urban World
Report, 30 pages
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Niupela Pasin – Papua New Guinea’s “New Normal” in the time of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Report, 34 pages
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April 2021 Newsletter
1 Page, 837 KB
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December 2020 Newsletter
1 Page, 837 KB
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September 2020 Newsletter
1 Page, 837 KB
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May 2020 Newsletter
1 Page, 837 KB
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December 2019 Newsletter
1 Page, 3.42 Mb
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September 2019 Newsletter
1 Page, 1.28 Mb
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July 2019 Newsletter
1 Page, 3.42 Mb
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February 2019 Newsletter
1 Page, 1.07 Mb
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PSUP Programme Brochure
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Campaign Flyer UP FOR SLUMDWELLERS
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PSUP Fact Sheets 2019
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PSUP Innovation Flyer
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PSUP Topic Leaflets 2019
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PSUP Private Sector Brochure
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PSUP Programme Brochure
FRENCH
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Campaign Flyer UP FOR SLUMDWELLERS
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PSUP Fact Sheet
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PSUP Brochure
24 pages, 1.5 Mb
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State of African Cities
279 pages, 11.1 Mb
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State of the World's Cities
244 pages, 13.7 Mb
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Tools to Support Participatory Urban Decision Making
156 pages, 2.3 Mb
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Fact Sheet: Achieving gender equality through participatory slum upgrading
3 pages, 1.3 Mb
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Fact Sheet: Housing for all as a major component of participatory slum upgrading
3 pages, 1.3 Mb
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Fact Sheet: Securing and enhancing public space through participatory slum upgrading
3 pages, 1.3 Mb
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Fact Sheet: Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP)
1 pages, 1.5 Mb
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Key Message: 01 Why Participatory city-wide Slum Upgrading matters
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message: 02 A human rights-based approach for city-wide Slum Upgrading
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message: 03 Participation
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message: 05 Participatory Planning
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message: 06 Security of Tenure
6 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message: 07 The Informal Economy for local economic development
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message:08 Progressively realizing the right to Adequate Housing
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message:10 Strengthening the role of Women and Girls in Participatory, city-wide Slum Upgrading
6 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message: 11 Key governance arrangements for participatory, city-wide slum upgrading
5 pages, 1.7 Mb
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Quick Guide: 01 City-Wide slum upgrading for sustainable urbanization
12 pages, 1.5 Mb
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Quick Guide: 02 Participation for inclusive, city-wide slum upgrading
12 pages, 1.5 Mb
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Quick Guide: 03 Supporting national and city-wide slum upgrading and prevention through national urban policy
12 pages, 1.5 Mb
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Quick Guide: 04 Strengthening public and community spaces via participatory, city-wide slum upgrading
2 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Quick Guide: Neighbourhood planning design recommendations For city-wide, participatory slum upgrading
16 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Independent Water and Sanitation in African Cities
72 pages, 4.4 Mb
Independent providers are key providers of water and sanitation in slums.This book shows how to make them an integral part of the service network.
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Innovative Approaches to Slum Electrification
137 pages, 1.0 Mb
Five worldwide case studies demonstrate new approaches for innovative local participation, financing mechanisms, policy development and community education to legally electrifying slums.
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International Guidelines on Decentralization and Access to Basic Services for All
28 pages, 265.8 Kb
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Manual on the Right to water and Sanitation
224 pages, 2.5 Mb
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Review of Existing Concepts of Water Governance
74 pages, 8.9 Mb
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Solid Waste Management
257 pages, 12.9 Mb
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Sustainable Urban Energy Planning
83 pages, 3.5 Mb
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Avoiding Forced Eviction - A Community Guide to Negotiation and Advocacy - Facilitator Manual
1 page, 9.3 Mb
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Avoiding Forced Eviction-A Community Guide to Negotiation and Advocacy-Participant Manual
100 pages, 6.2 Mb
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Building Urban Safety through Slum Upgrading
104 pages, 8.3 Mb
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Development Planning and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
209 pages, 2.1 Mb
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Hidden Cities: Unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings
145 pages, 3.2 Mb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities - Community Based Organizations
3 pages, 488.9 Kb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the poor in Asian cities - Community Based Organizations
43 pages, 1.1 Mb
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Key Message: GUIA PRÁTICO PARA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DOS FUNDOS GERIDOS PELA COMUNIDADE EM CABO VERDE
34 pages
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Key Message: PRACTICAL GUIDE FORTHE IMPLEMENTATIONOF COMMUNITYMANAGED FUNDS INCABO VERDE
34 pages
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Key Message: 07 The Informal Economy for local economic development
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Community development fund in Thailand
41 pages, 1.6 Mb
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Prosperity for all: Enhancing the informal economy through participatory slum upgrading
42 pages, 14.8 Mb
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Prospérité pour tous :L’Amélioration Participative des Bidonvilles au service de l’économie informelle
56 pages, 1.5 Mb
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Innovative Policies for the Informal Economy
132 pages, 2.0 Mb
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Microfinance, Poverty Reduction and MDGs
66 pages, 570.6 Kb
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Promoting Local Economic Development Strategic Planning-Vol 1
39 pages, 282.7 Kb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the poor in Asian cities - Urbanization
34 pages, 1.0 Mb
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Sustainable Mobility in African Cities
32 pages, 1.9 Mb
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Urbanisation for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa (Discussion Paper, September 2015)
12 pages, 3.3 Mb
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WIEGO - Statistics on the Informal Economy : Definitions Regional Estimates and Challenges
48 pages, 1.1 Mb
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Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture Second Edition
219 pages, 5.1 Mb
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Fact Sheet: Housing for all as a major component of participatory slum upgrading
3 pages, 1.3 Mb
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Key Message:08 Progressively realizing the right to Adequate Housing
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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"My Home, Your Business" A Guide to Affordable Housing Solutions for Low Income Communities
38 pages, 4.3 Mb
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A Practical Guide to Designing, Planning, and Executing Citywide Slum Upgrading Programmes
165 pages, 4.4 Mb
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Analysing Approaches to Legalising Urban Squatter Settlements
44 pages, 343.5 Kb
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Citywide Community Upgrading in Thailand and Asia
33 pages, 4.5 Mb
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Condominium Housing in Ethiopia: The Integrated Housing Development Programme
64 pages, 3.8 Mb
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Density: drivers, dividends and debates
32 pages, 4.5 Mb
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Enabling Shelter Strategies
65 pages, 3.5 Mb
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Final Report - Expert Group Meeting - Ways Forward to Achieving Affordable and Inclusive Housing Finance for All
33 pages, 1.6 Mb
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Green Building Interventions for Social Housing
135 pages, 3.5 Mb
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Guide to monitoring target 11 - 100 million slum dwellers
18 pages, 2.3 Mb
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Lesotho Housing Profile
139 pages, 7.5 Mb
The profile contributes to the creation of a policy framework that enables provision of adequate housing for all Basotho.
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Moving to Opportunity or Isolation - Network Effects of a Slum Relocation Program in India
47 pages, 551.0 Kb
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Poverty Living Conditions and Infrastructure Access - A comparison of Slums in Dakar Johannesburg and Nairobi
63 pages, 889.0 Kb
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Practical Guide for Conducting Housing Profiles
117 pages, 4.1 Mb
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Progressively Realising the Right to Housing
4 pages, 112.5 Kb
Key messages for Slum Upgrading
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities - Housing Finance
62 pages, 601.9 Kb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities - Low Income Housing
51 pages, 0.9 Mb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities - Rental Housing
38 pages, 759.4 Kb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the poor in Asian cities - Housing Finance
38 pages, 1.1 Mb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the poor in Asian cities - Low Income Housing
46 pages, 1.3 Mb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the poor in Asian cities - Rental Housing
34 pages, 898.3 Kb
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Self-Made Cities - In search of sustainable solutions for informal settlements in the UNECE region
139 pages, 1.0 Mb
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Slum upgrading and urban governance: Case studies in three South East Asian cities
8 pages, 750.5 Kb
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Urban Housing Sector Profile: Malawi
152 pages, 7.7 Mb
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"Leveraging Land: Land-Based Finance for Local Governments".
739.1 Kb
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Count Me In: Surveying for tenure security and urban land management
169 pages, 2.1 Mb
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Designing and Evaluating Land Tools with a Gender Perspective
80 pages, 5.5 Mb
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Forced Evictions: Global Crisis, Global Solutions
142 pages, 8.7 Mb
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Losing your Home: Assessing the threat of eviction
113 pages, 8.5 Mb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities - Eviction
50 pages, 898.0 Kb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities - Land
46 pages, 576.2 Kb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the poor in Asian cities - Eviction
40 pages, 1.0 Mb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the poor in Asian cities - Land
49 pages, 0.9 Mb
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Secure Land Rights
47 pages, 1.5 Mb
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Security of Tenure
6 pages, 145.4 Kb
Key messages for Slum Upgrading
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Fact Sheet: Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP)
1 pages, 1.5 Mb
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Key Message: 01 Why Participatory city-wide Slum Upgrading matters
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message: 05 Participatory Planning
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Quick Guide: 01 City-Wide slum upgrading for sustainable urbanization
12 pages, 1.5 Mb
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Quick Guide: 04 Strengthening public and community spaces via participatory, city-wide slum upgrading
2 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Quick Guide: 04 Strengthening public and community spaces via participatory, city-wide slum upgrading
2 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Editorial - Documenting by the Undocumented
10 pages, 172.2 Kb
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Planning for Climate Change
202 pages, 5.7 Mb
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Planning Sustainable Cities
98 pages, 1.9 Mb
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Report on the Informal Settlement of Agbogbloshie, Ghana
73 pages, 2.2 Mb
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Urban planning for city leaders
187 pages, 3.8 Mb
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Urban Planning Manual for Somaliland
69 pages, 6.0 Mb
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Who plans the African city? A case study of Maputo: part 1 – the structural context
22 pages, 175.9 Kb
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Fact Sheet: Achieving gender equality through participatory slum upgrading
3 pages, 1.3 Mb
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Key Message: 02 A human rights-based approach for city-wide Slum Upgrading
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message: 03 Participation
4 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Key Message:10 Strengthening the role of Women and Girls in Participatory, city-wide Slum Upgrading
6 pages, 1.4 Mb
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Local Government
47 pages, 830.2 Kb
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A Home in the City: Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers
184 pages, 1.9 Mb
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A Human Rights Based Approach for City Wide Slum Upgrading
4 pages, 143.4 Kb
Key messages for Slum Upgrading
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Cameroon Impact Story
4 pages, 0.9 Mb
The aim of this impact story is to explore how Cameroon is using its national leadership and participation in UN-Habitat’s PSUP, to prepare for city-wide slum upgrading.
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Facilitating Community Mapping and Planning for Citywide Upgrading
161 pages, 2.9 Mb
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Finance for City Leaders Handbook -2nd Edition
352 pages, 4.9 Mb
Cities are a driving force of the 21st century. Particularly urgent is the need to finance this development:
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Formalizing the Informal
124 pages, 5.6 Mb
This report is an excellent example of cooperation between the UNECE and the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). Such cooperation and exchange of knowledge is an effective way of contributing to the formulation, implementation and monitoring of land policy and the promotion of sustainable land management.
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Gender and the Involvement of Women in Local Governance
150 pages, 2.0 Mb
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Gender and Urban Planning - Issues and Trends
74 pages, 4.1 Mb
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Gender Evaluation Criteria for Large-Scale Land Tools
2 pages, 615.8 Kb
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Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers
161 pages, 2.8 Mb
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Improving Gender Equality and Grassroots Participation Through Good Land Governance
146 pages, 3.1 Mb
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Inclusive Cities Approach Paper
86 pages, 1.8 Mb
This approach paper is prepared as part of the Inclusive Cities Programmatic Approach, a multi-year initiative launched by the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (GSURR) in October 2013. In line with the World Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity, the programmatic approach aims to assist the Bank, development partners, and client countries to identify and design more effective policies and programs for promoting inclusive city development. Various activities planned under the initiative include: preparation of topical background notes; internal consultations; knowledge exchange events; dialogue with practitioners, academics, clients, etc.; and finally, preparation of an approach paper aimed at providing operational guidance to Bank staff.
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Investor Ready Cities: How cities can create and deliver infrastructure value
108 pages, 4.6 Mb
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Kenya Impact Story
4 pages, 724.2 Kb
This impact story explores the frameworks and platforms that Kenya has in place to undertake city-wide slum upgrading and how UN-Habitat’s PSUP has helped Kenya’s progress towards a citywide upgrading and prevention approach.
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Le Budget Participatif en Afrique – Manuel de formation pour les pays francophone
86 pages, 3.5 Mb
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Le Budget Participatif en Afrique – Manuel de formation pour les pays francophone - Volume II Methodes et Approches
92 pages, 2.6 Mb
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Mitigating the Impacts of Disasters
55 pages, 1.5 Mb
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National Urban Policy
12 pages, 238.1 Kb
Quick guides; Supporting National and City-wide Slum Upgrading and Prevention through National Urban Policy.
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Participation
4 pages, 90.4 Kb
Key messages for Slum Upgrading
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Participation for Inclusive, City-wide Slum Upgrading
12 pages, 591.7 Kb
Quick guides; Participation for Inclusive, City-wide Slum Upgrading
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Participatory Planning
4 pages, 139.2 Kb
Key messages for Slum Upgrading
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Partners for Cities 2015: UN-Habitat and the European Union
56 pages, 1.1 Mb
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Promoting Local Economic Development
4 pages, 118.1 Kb
Key messages for Slum Upgrading
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities - Local Government
47 pages, 806.4 Kb
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in African Cities - Urban Africa
49 pages, 709.6 Kb
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Rabat Declaration
3 pages, 229.2 Kb
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Revised UN-Habitat / OHCHR Factsheet on Forced Evictions
58 pages, 415.2 Kb
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RUMO AO DESENVOLVIMENTO URBANO SUSTENTÁVEL EM Cabo Verde Uma visão integrada
28 pages, 1.2 Mb
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SDGs and PSUP
16 pages, 6.9 Mb
To attain Sustainable Development Goals, the lives of 1 billion slum dwellers must be transformed from extreme poverty and exclusion to their full and equitable integration into livable, prosperous, resilient cities and human settlements.
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Slum Almanac
4 pages, 724.2 Kb
In this Almanac you can find key information about the global challenge of slums and what countries are doing to address it for the attainment of sustainable urbanisation.
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State of the World's Mothers 2015 : The Urban Disadvantage
4.5 Mb
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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015
75 pages, 6.4 Mb
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The Role of Cities in Productive Transformation: Six City Case Studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America
112 pages, 9.5 Mb
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Thinking Citywide in Chantaburi - Thailand
9 pages, 1.8 Mb
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Training for Better Cities
62 pages, 1.6 Mb
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UNCTAD 2015 Report on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Urbanization
53 pages, 516.7 Kb
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Urban Indicators Guidelines - Better Information Better Cities
47 pages, 368.3 Kb
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Urban Solutions - UN-Habitat 2015 Report
36 pages, 4.5 Mb
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Why Participatory City-Wide Slum upgrading matters?
4 pages, 136.9 Kb
Key messages for Slum Upgrading
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Youth, Children and Urban Governance
91 pages, 355.9 Kb
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Key Message: 06 Security of Tenure
6 pages, 1.4 Mb
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