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Compact Cities : Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries
| Compact Cities : Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries |
| Autore | Jenks Michael H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 356 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 711.4091724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology, Urban - Developing countries
Cities and towns - Growth City planning - Developing countries Sustainable development - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-135-80390-0
1-280-03223-5 9786610032235 0-203-47862-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction Sustainable Urban Form in Developing Countries? -- Part One Compact Cities in the Context of Developing Countries -- Introduction -- The Compact City Debate: A Global Perspective -- Compact Cities in Developing Countries: Assessment and Implications -- Compact City Policies for Megacities: Core Areas and Metropolitan Regions -- The Regional Dimension of the Compact City Debate: Latin America -- The Agricultural Consequences of Compact Development: The Case of Asian Cities -- The Need for Compact Development in the Fast-Growing Areas of China: The Pearl River Delta -- The Sustainable City as Metaphor: Urban Environmentalism in Medelln, Colombia -- A High-Density 'Instant' City: Pudong in Shanghai -- Urban Climate and Compact Cities in Developing Countries -- Part Two Intensification, Urban Sprawl and the Peripheries -- Introduction -- Can Urban Management Deliver the Sustainable City? Guided Densification in Brazil versus Informal Compactness in Egypt -- City Expansion Policy versus Compact City Demand: The Case of Dhaka -- The Inverted Compact City of Delhi -- Views from the Urban Fringe: Habitat, Quality of Life and Gender in Santiago, Chile -- Minimising the Negative Effects of Urban Sprawl: Towards a Strategy for Brazil -- Rethinking the Compact City: Informal Urban Development in Caracas -- Part Three Responses to Compaction at High and Low Densities -- Introduction -- The Relevance of the Compact City Approach: The Management of Urban Growth in South African Cities -- Cultural and Institutional Obstacles to Compact Cities in South Africa -- From Fragmentation to Compaction? The Case of Durban, South Africa -- High-Rise and High-Density Compact Urban Form: The Development of Hong Kong -- The Compact City of Hong Kong: A Sustainable Model for Asia? -- Part Four Transport, Infrastructure and Environment -- Introduction -- Transport Dilemmas in Dense Urban Areas: Examples from Eastern Asia -- Bangkok Mass Transit Development Zones -- Bulk Engineering Services: Costs and Densities -- Compact City Environmental Strategies: Calcutta's Urban Ecosystem -- Spatial Analysis of Urban Sustainability: Tainan City, Taiwan -- Energy Use and Household Income: A Developing Country Perspective -- Conclusion The Appropriateness of Compact City Concepts to Developing Countries -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455898703321 |
Jenks Michael H.
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| New York, : Routledge, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Compact Cities : Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries
| Compact Cities : Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries |
| Autore | Jenks Michael H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 356 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 711.4091724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology, Urban - Developing countries
Cities and towns - Growth City planning - Developing countries Sustainable development - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-135-80389-7
1-135-80390-0 1-280-03223-5 9786610032235 0-203-47862-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction Sustainable Urban Form in Developing Countries? -- Part One Compact Cities in the Context of Developing Countries -- Introduction -- The Compact City Debate: A Global Perspective -- Compact Cities in Developing Countries: Assessment and Implications -- Compact City Policies for Megacities: Core Areas and Metropolitan Regions -- The Regional Dimension of the Compact City Debate: Latin America -- The Agricultural Consequences of Compact Development: The Case of Asian Cities -- The Need for Compact Development in the Fast-Growing Areas of China: The Pearl River Delta -- The Sustainable City as Metaphor: Urban Environmentalism in Medelln, Colombia -- A High-Density 'Instant' City: Pudong in Shanghai -- Urban Climate and Compact Cities in Developing Countries -- Part Two Intensification, Urban Sprawl and the Peripheries -- Introduction -- Can Urban Management Deliver the Sustainable City? Guided Densification in Brazil versus Informal Compactness in Egypt -- City Expansion Policy versus Compact City Demand: The Case of Dhaka -- The Inverted Compact City of Delhi -- Views from the Urban Fringe: Habitat, Quality of Life and Gender in Santiago, Chile -- Minimising the Negative Effects of Urban Sprawl: Towards a Strategy for Brazil -- Rethinking the Compact City: Informal Urban Development in Caracas -- Part Three Responses to Compaction at High and Low Densities -- Introduction -- The Relevance of the Compact City Approach: The Management of Urban Growth in South African Cities -- Cultural and Institutional Obstacles to Compact Cities in South Africa -- From Fragmentation to Compaction? The Case of Durban, South Africa -- High-Rise and High-Density Compact Urban Form: The Development of Hong Kong -- The Compact City of Hong Kong: A Sustainable Model for Asia? -- Part Four Transport, Infrastructure and Environment -- Introduction -- Transport Dilemmas in Dense Urban Areas: Examples from Eastern Asia -- Bangkok Mass Transit Development Zones -- Bulk Engineering Services: Costs and Densities -- Compact City Environmental Strategies: Calcutta's Urban Ecosystem -- Spatial Analysis of Urban Sustainability: Tainan City, Taiwan -- Energy Use and Household Income: A Developing Country Perspective -- Conclusion The Appropriateness of Compact City Concepts to Developing Countries -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780379503321 |
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Jenks Michael H.
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| New York, : Routledge, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Compact Cities : Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries
| Compact Cities : Sustainable Urban Forms for Developing Countries |
| Autore | Jenks Michael H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 356 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 711.4091724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology, Urban - Developing countries
Cities and towns - Growth City planning - Developing countries Sustainable development - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-135-80389-7
1-135-80390-0 1-280-03223-5 9786610032235 0-203-47862-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction Sustainable Urban Form in Developing Countries? -- Part One Compact Cities in the Context of Developing Countries -- Introduction -- The Compact City Debate: A Global Perspective -- Compact Cities in Developing Countries: Assessment and Implications -- Compact City Policies for Megacities: Core Areas and Metropolitan Regions -- The Regional Dimension of the Compact City Debate: Latin America -- The Agricultural Consequences of Compact Development: The Case of Asian Cities -- The Need for Compact Development in the Fast-Growing Areas of China: The Pearl River Delta -- The Sustainable City as Metaphor: Urban Environmentalism in Medelln, Colombia -- A High-Density 'Instant' City: Pudong in Shanghai -- Urban Climate and Compact Cities in Developing Countries -- Part Two Intensification, Urban Sprawl and the Peripheries -- Introduction -- Can Urban Management Deliver the Sustainable City? Guided Densification in Brazil versus Informal Compactness in Egypt -- City Expansion Policy versus Compact City Demand: The Case of Dhaka -- The Inverted Compact City of Delhi -- Views from the Urban Fringe: Habitat, Quality of Life and Gender in Santiago, Chile -- Minimising the Negative Effects of Urban Sprawl: Towards a Strategy for Brazil -- Rethinking the Compact City: Informal Urban Development in Caracas -- Part Three Responses to Compaction at High and Low Densities -- Introduction -- The Relevance of the Compact City Approach: The Management of Urban Growth in South African Cities -- Cultural and Institutional Obstacles to Compact Cities in South Africa -- From Fragmentation to Compaction? The Case of Durban, South Africa -- High-Rise and High-Density Compact Urban Form: The Development of Hong Kong -- The Compact City of Hong Kong: A Sustainable Model for Asia? -- Part Four Transport, Infrastructure and Environment -- Introduction -- Transport Dilemmas in Dense Urban Areas: Examples from Eastern Asia -- Bangkok Mass Transit Development Zones -- Bulk Engineering Services: Costs and Densities -- Compact City Environmental Strategies: Calcutta's Urban Ecosystem -- Spatial Analysis of Urban Sustainability: Tainan City, Taiwan -- Energy Use and Household Income: A Developing Country Perspective -- Conclusion The Appropriateness of Compact City Concepts to Developing Countries -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822188503321 |
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Jenks Michael H.
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| New York, : Routledge, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Holding their ground : secure land tenure for the urban poor in developing countries / / edited by Alain Durand-Lasserve and Lauren Royston
| Holding their ground : secure land tenure for the urban poor in developing countries / / edited by Alain Durand-Lasserve and Lauren Royston |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (574 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.31091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Durand-LasserveAlain
RoystonLauren <1967-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Land tenure - Developing countries
City planning - Developing countries Urban poor - Developing countries - Social conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-47642-7
1-84977-156-1 1-136-56414-4 9786610476428 1-136-56413-6 600-00-0252-1 1-4175-4256-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. International Trends and Country Contexts - From Tenure Regularization to Tenure Security; Background; Irregular settlements and security of tenure; From tenure regularization to security of tenure: The ongoing debate on strategies regarding tenure issues for the urban poor; A framework for positioning Indian, Brazilian and South African tenure security policies in the international debate
Key themes for a comparative reading of the country chapters in the context of global issuesPart 1: India; 2. Security of Tenure in Indian Cities; An overview of policy and practice; Governance of urban land in India; Security of tenure in national policy; Determinants of policy reorientation; Instruments for policy implementation; Irregular settlements in Indian cities; Examples of strategies, tools and techniques for providing security of tenure to squatter settlements; Conclusion; 3. Policies for Tenure Security in Delhi; The city development context; Urban land policy Settlement typologies and land tenureGovernment policies; Conclusion; 4. Security of Tenure: Mumbai's Experience; Types of tenure arrangements in the city of Mumbai; Assessment of the tenure status of the urban poor; Interventions for security of tenure; Case studies of intervention around issues of tenure; 5. Security of Tenure of Irregular Settlements in Visakhapatnam; Informal settlements in a rapidly growing city; Slum improvement and tenure regularization: Two decades of experience; Security of tenure in slums: The different paths; Unauthorized layouts and their regularization Part 2: Brazil6. Providing Security of Land Tenure for the Urban Poor: The Brazilian Experience; Introduction; Access to urban land and housing; Legal provisions and the state's responses; Interests at stake, social practices and legal pluralism; Urban policy in the 1988 federal constitution; Conclusion; 7. Security of Tenure in São Paulo; The usucapião right and 'adverse possession'; Some urban usucapião cases in the City of São Paulo; Conclusions; 8. The Right to Housing and the Prevention of Forced Evictions in Brazil; The right to housing and the role of the state Housing policy: Obligations and responsibilities of the stateTypes of urban conflicts; Actions taken by housing movements; Measures to combat forced evictions; Regulatory measures concerning property use and ownership; The creation of special social interest zones; The way forward; 9. Favela Bairro: A Brief Institutional Analysis of the Programme and its Land Aspects; The Favela Bairro programme; Land tenure issues of the Favela Bairro programme and its regularization; Conclusions; Part 3: South Africa; 10. Security of Urban Tenure in South Africa: Overview of Policy and Practice South Africa's long history of tenure insecurity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450364803321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Holding their ground : secure land tenure for the urban poor in developing countries / / edited by Alain Durand-Lasserve and Lauren Royston
| Holding their ground : secure land tenure for the urban poor in developing countries / / edited by Alain Durand-Lasserve and Lauren Royston |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (574 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.31091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Durand-LasserveAlain
RoystonLauren <1967-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Land tenure - Developing countries
City planning - Developing countries Urban poor - Developing countries - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-280-47642-7
1-84977-156-1 1-136-56414-4 9786610476428 1-136-56413-6 600-00-0252-1 1-4175-4256-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. International Trends and Country Contexts - From Tenure Regularization to Tenure Security; Background; Irregular settlements and security of tenure; From tenure regularization to security of tenure: The ongoing debate on strategies regarding tenure issues for the urban poor; A framework for positioning Indian, Brazilian and South African tenure security policies in the international debate
Key themes for a comparative reading of the country chapters in the context of global issuesPart 1: India; 2. Security of Tenure in Indian Cities; An overview of policy and practice; Governance of urban land in India; Security of tenure in national policy; Determinants of policy reorientation; Instruments for policy implementation; Irregular settlements in Indian cities; Examples of strategies, tools and techniques for providing security of tenure to squatter settlements; Conclusion; 3. Policies for Tenure Security in Delhi; The city development context; Urban land policy Settlement typologies and land tenureGovernment policies; Conclusion; 4. Security of Tenure: Mumbai's Experience; Types of tenure arrangements in the city of Mumbai; Assessment of the tenure status of the urban poor; Interventions for security of tenure; Case studies of intervention around issues of tenure; 5. Security of Tenure of Irregular Settlements in Visakhapatnam; Informal settlements in a rapidly growing city; Slum improvement and tenure regularization: Two decades of experience; Security of tenure in slums: The different paths; Unauthorized layouts and their regularization Part 2: Brazil6. Providing Security of Land Tenure for the Urban Poor: The Brazilian Experience; Introduction; Access to urban land and housing; Legal provisions and the state's responses; Interests at stake, social practices and legal pluralism; Urban policy in the 1988 federal constitution; Conclusion; 7. Security of Tenure in São Paulo; The usucapião right and 'adverse possession'; Some urban usucapião cases in the City of São Paulo; Conclusions; 8. The Right to Housing and the Prevention of Forced Evictions in Brazil; The right to housing and the role of the state Housing policy: Obligations and responsibilities of the stateTypes of urban conflicts; Actions taken by housing movements; Measures to combat forced evictions; Regulatory measures concerning property use and ownership; The creation of special social interest zones; The way forward; 9. Favela Bairro: A Brief Institutional Analysis of the Programme and its Land Aspects; The Favela Bairro programme; Land tenure issues of the Favela Bairro programme and its regularization; Conclusions; Part 3: South Africa; 10. Security of Urban Tenure in South Africa: Overview of Policy and Practice South Africa's long history of tenure insecurity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783531003321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Holding their ground : secure land tenure for the urban poor in developing countries / / edited by Alain Durand-Lasserve and Lauren Royston
| Holding their ground : secure land tenure for the urban poor in developing countries / / edited by Alain Durand-Lasserve and Lauren Royston |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (574 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.31091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Durand-LasserveAlain
RoystonLauren <1967-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Land tenure - Developing countries
City planning - Developing countries Urban poor - Developing countries - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-280-47642-7
1-84977-156-1 1-136-56414-4 9786610476428 1-136-56413-6 600-00-0252-1 1-4175-4256-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. International Trends and Country Contexts - From Tenure Regularization to Tenure Security; Background; Irregular settlements and security of tenure; From tenure regularization to security of tenure: The ongoing debate on strategies regarding tenure issues for the urban poor; A framework for positioning Indian, Brazilian and South African tenure security policies in the international debate
Key themes for a comparative reading of the country chapters in the context of global issuesPart 1: India; 2. Security of Tenure in Indian Cities; An overview of policy and practice; Governance of urban land in India; Security of tenure in national policy; Determinants of policy reorientation; Instruments for policy implementation; Irregular settlements in Indian cities; Examples of strategies, tools and techniques for providing security of tenure to squatter settlements; Conclusion; 3. Policies for Tenure Security in Delhi; The city development context; Urban land policy Settlement typologies and land tenureGovernment policies; Conclusion; 4. Security of Tenure: Mumbai's Experience; Types of tenure arrangements in the city of Mumbai; Assessment of the tenure status of the urban poor; Interventions for security of tenure; Case studies of intervention around issues of tenure; 5. Security of Tenure of Irregular Settlements in Visakhapatnam; Informal settlements in a rapidly growing city; Slum improvement and tenure regularization: Two decades of experience; Security of tenure in slums: The different paths; Unauthorized layouts and their regularization Part 2: Brazil6. Providing Security of Land Tenure for the Urban Poor: The Brazilian Experience; Introduction; Access to urban land and housing; Legal provisions and the state's responses; Interests at stake, social practices and legal pluralism; Urban policy in the 1988 federal constitution; Conclusion; 7. Security of Tenure in São Paulo; The usucapião right and 'adverse possession'; Some urban usucapião cases in the City of São Paulo; Conclusions; 8. The Right to Housing and the Prevention of Forced Evictions in Brazil; The right to housing and the role of the state Housing policy: Obligations and responsibilities of the stateTypes of urban conflicts; Actions taken by housing movements; Measures to combat forced evictions; Regulatory measures concerning property use and ownership; The creation of special social interest zones; The way forward; 9. Favela Bairro: A Brief Institutional Analysis of the Programme and its Land Aspects; The Favela Bairro programme; Land tenure issues of the Favela Bairro programme and its regularization; Conclusions; Part 3: South Africa; 10. Security of Urban Tenure in South Africa: Overview of Policy and Practice South Africa's long history of tenure insecurity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825829303321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan Publications, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Improving municipal management for cities to succeed [[electronic resource] ] : an IEG special study
| Improving municipal management for cities to succeed [[electronic resource] ] : an IEG special study |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (126 p.) |
| Disciplina | 352.1609172/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Developing countries
Municipal services - Developing countries Municipal government - Developing countries Municipal finance - Developing countries Economic assistance - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-25971-7
9786612259715 0-8213-8044-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Management Comments; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); 1 Managing Engines of Growth; 2 Bank Support for Better Municipal Management; Figure 2.1 MDP Trends, 1998-2008; Figure 2.2 MDPs across the Regions, 1998-2008; Table 2.1 Completed and Ongoing MDPs by Region, 1998-2008; Table 2.2 Completed MDPs with More Municipal Clients Perform Better; Box 2.1 Defining Features of Different MDP Approaches; Table 2.3 Completed MDPs: Performance by Region, 1998-2008
Table 2.4 Focus of Objectives of Completed and Ongoing MDPs, 1998-2008Table 2.5 Focus of Components of Completed and Ongoing MDPs, 1998-2008; 3 Better Municipal Planning; Table 3.1 Summary of MDP Results in Municipal Planning; 4 Stronger Municipal Finances; Table 4.1 Summary of MDP Results in Municipal Finance; 5 Managing Service Provision; Table 5.1 Summary of MDP Results in Service Provision; 6 Conclusions; Appendixes; Endnotes; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454890703321 |
| Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Improving municipal management for cities to succeed : : an IEG special study
| Improving municipal management for cities to succeed : : an IEG special study |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 103 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
| Disciplina | 352.1609172/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Developing countries
Municipal services - Developing countries Municipal government - Developing countries Municipal finance - Developing countries Economic assistance - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-282-25971-7
9786612259715 0-8213-8044-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Management Comments; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); 1 Managing Engines of Growth; 2 Bank Support for Better Municipal Management; Figure 2.1 MDP Trends, 1998-2008; Figure 2.2 MDPs across the Regions, 1998-2008; Table 2.1 Completed and Ongoing MDPs by Region, 1998-2008; Table 2.2 Completed MDPs with More Municipal Clients Perform Better; Box 2.1 Defining Features of Different MDP Approaches; Table 2.3 Completed MDPs: Performance by Region, 1998-2008
Table 2.4 Focus of Objectives of Completed and Ongoing MDPs, 1998-2008Table 2.5 Focus of Components of Completed and Ongoing MDPs, 1998-2008; 3 Better Municipal Planning; Table 3.1 Summary of MDP Results in Municipal Planning; 4 Stronger Municipal Finances; Table 4.1 Summary of MDP Results in Municipal Finance; 5 Managing Service Provision; Table 5.1 Summary of MDP Results in Service Provision; 6 Conclusions; Appendixes; Endnotes; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778329103321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Improving municipal management for cities to succeed : : an IEG special study
| Improving municipal management for cities to succeed : : an IEG special study |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 103 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
| Disciplina | 352.1609172/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Developing countries
Municipal services - Developing countries Municipal government - Developing countries Municipal finance - Developing countries Economic assistance - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-282-25971-7
9786612259715 0-8213-8044-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Management Comments; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); 1 Managing Engines of Growth; 2 Bank Support for Better Municipal Management; Figure 2.1 MDP Trends, 1998-2008; Figure 2.2 MDPs across the Regions, 1998-2008; Table 2.1 Completed and Ongoing MDPs by Region, 1998-2008; Table 2.2 Completed MDPs with More Municipal Clients Perform Better; Box 2.1 Defining Features of Different MDP Approaches; Table 2.3 Completed MDPs: Performance by Region, 1998-2008
Table 2.4 Focus of Objectives of Completed and Ongoing MDPs, 1998-2008Table 2.5 Focus of Components of Completed and Ongoing MDPs, 1998-2008; 3 Better Municipal Planning; Table 3.1 Summary of MDP Results in Municipal Planning; 4 Stronger Municipal Finances; Table 4.1 Summary of MDP Results in Municipal Finance; 5 Managing Service Provision; Table 5.1 Summary of MDP Results in Service Provision; 6 Conclusions; Appendixes; Endnotes; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812654703321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Incomplete urbanism [[electronic resource] ] : a critical urban strategy for emerging economies / / William S.W. Lim
| Incomplete urbanism [[electronic resource] ] : a critical urban strategy for emerging economies / / William S.W. Lim |
| Autore | Lim William Siew Wai <1932-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1416 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Philosophy
Sociology, Urban - Developing countries Sustainable architecture - Developing countries City planning - Developing countries Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-4383-87-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT ASIAN URBAN LAB/ AUTHOR/ DESIGNER/ PUBLISHER; FOREWORD; NOTES; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I IMPACT OF NEW WORLD ORDER; 1. GLOBAL FINANCIAL TURMOIL AND CAPITAL SURPLUS; 2. NEW POWER BALANCE; 3. CLIMATIC CRISIS AND SUSTAINABILITY; POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY AND SUSTAINABILITY; CHALLENGES TO RICH COUNTRIES; OUT OF THE POVERTY TRAP; 4. NEW KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE CHANGE; PART II INCOMPLETE URBANISM; 1. PRESENT URBAN THEORIES; MODERN MOVEMENT; INTERNATIONAL STYLE; CONTESTATION; ICONICITY; ICON MYTH; CULTURE OF GREED; ARCHITECTURE WITH NATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC
2. CURRENT URBAN CHALLENGES POST-PLANNING; ECO-CITY SYNDROME; OPEN CITY AND CONTEMPORARINESS; 3. RESETTING THE MODERNIST PAST; RESETTING HISTORIOGRAPHY; BEYOND RESETTING THE MODERNIST PAST; DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODEL; 4. SUSTAINABLE CITIES; INCREMENTAL ACTIONS NOT ENOUGH; WATER SUPPLY; AIR POLLUTION; RECYCLING; URBAN AGRICULTURE; NEW BUILDINGS AND RETROFITTING; GLOCAL SUSTAINABILITY; CREATIVE, CRITICAL AND VIBRANT; CREATIVE; CRITICAL; VIBRANT; 5. A CRITICAL URBAN STRATEGY; DEFINING INCOMPLETE URBANISM; REGULATING PLOT RATIO WITH SIZEABLE ZONES INTENSIFYING EXISTING CITIES APPLYING INCREMENTAL INSTRUMENTS; IMPLEMENTING INCOMPLETE URBANISM; TALL BUILDINGS; URBAN FORMS; TRANSPORT; CHAOS AND VIBRANCY; ETHICS AND SPATIAL JUSTICE; PART III CHALLENGES OF EMERGING ECONOMIES; 1. MULTIPLE MODERNITIES AND LOCALISM; NATION-STATE; RELATIVE TRUTH; 2. SPATIAL JUSTICE AND THE CITY; TENANCY RIGHT; HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME; SAFEGUARDING THE COMMONS; 3. STATE CAPITALISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; 4. UNFOLDING MULTI-ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITIES; CENTRE IS A VOID; HIGH DENSITY CITYSCAPE; SIMULTANEOUS MODERNITIES; BROKEN MODERNISM; EPILOGUE CONCEPTUAL DIVERGENCE OF CULTURAL VALUES AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEMAND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE BEYOND POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES; URBAN PUBLIC HOUSING IN EMERGING ECONOMIES; SHARON SIDDIQUE; TALL BUILDINGS; URBAN FORMS; TRANSPORT; CHAOS AND VIBRANCY; ETHICS AND SPATIAL JUSTICE; RANDOLF S. DAVID; ENDNOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX |
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Lim William Siew Wai <1932->
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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