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UNINA9910783530903321 |
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Autore |
Sclar Elliott |
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Titolo |
UN Millennium Development Library : A Home in The City |
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1-136-55077-1 |
1-280-47545-5 |
9786610475452 |
600-00-0104-5 |
1-84977-347-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (179 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GarauPietro <1942-> |
CaroliniGabriella Y |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urban poor - Developing countries - Social conditions |
Urban poor - Developing countries - Economic conditions |
City planning - Developing countries |
Slums - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"UN Millennium Project Task Force on Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers 2005." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-158). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A home in the city; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Task force members; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Millennium Development Goals; Executive summary; Chapter 1 The dimensions of the problem; The urban population of the world is growing; More than 900 million people live in slums; Urban poverty is severe, pervasive, and largely unacknowledged; Slums dwellers are excluded from urban life in many ways; Urban poverty is often underestimated; The benefits of the urban economy reach beyond city boundaries; The urban context is critical to meeting all of the Goals |
Specific actions must be taken to meet target 11Chapter 2 Recognizing the urban poor as active agents of development; Federations of the urban poor are making a difference; Community-led work in slums draws on a variety of mechanisms; Actions by federations are setting precedents and changing standards; Many criticisms of community- |
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