Urban livelihoods : a people-centred approach to reducing poverty / edited by Carole Rakodi with Tony Lloyd-Jones.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Rakodi, Carole.

Great Britain. Department for International Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development, Urban--Developing countries.

Community development, Urban.

Urban poor--Developing countries.

Urban poor.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xvii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, 2002.

Summary:

A livelihoods approach views the world from the point of view of the individuals, households and social groups who are trying to make a living in volatile conditions and with limited assets. It provides a framework for understanding the opportunities and assets available to poor people and the sources of their vulnerability, as well as the impact upon them of external organizations, processes and policies.

Contents:

Preface: The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach and the Department for International Development xiv

Part 1 Livelihoods and the Poverty Context

1 A Livelihoods Approach - Conceptual Issues and Definitions / Carole Rakodi 3

2 Economic Development, Urbanization and Poverty / Carole Rakodi 23

Part 2 Understanding the Situations and Strategies of Poor People

3 The Urban Context and Poor People / Sheilah Meikle 37

4 Seeking an Understanding of Poverty that Recognizes Rural-Urban Differences and Rural-Urban Linkages / David Satterthwaite, Cecilia Tacoli 52

5 Living in the Present, Investing in the Future - Household Security Among the Poor / Jo Beall 71

Part 3 The Policy Implications of Urban Livelihoods Analysis

6 Municipal Government, Urban Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction - Identifying the Transmission Mechanisms Between Growth and Poverty / Philip Amis 97

7 Support for Livelihood Strategies / Stuart Rutherford, Malcolm Harper, John Grierson 112

8 Social Capital, Local Networks and Community Development / Sue Phillips 133

9 Tenure and Shelter in Urban Livelihoods / Geoffrey Payne 151

10 Health, Health Services and Environmental Health / Trudy Harpham, Emma Grant 165

11 Infrastructure and Environmental Health Services / Mansoor Ali 180

12 Spatial Planning, Access and Infrastructure / Alison Brown, Tony Lloyd-Jones 188

13 Urban Livelihoods - Issues for Urban Governance and Management / Nick Devas 205

Part 4 Urban Poverty Reduction: Lessons from Experience

14 Reducing Urban Poverty in India - Lessons from Projects Supported by DFID / Susan Loughhead, Carole Rakodi 225

15 The Jamaica Urban Poverty Project / Sue Jones, Kingston Restoration Company 237

16 Strengthening Urban Livelihoods in Zambia - PUSH II and PROSPECT / David Sanderson, Darren Hedley 247

17 Lessons from the Experience of Some Urban Poverty-reduction Programmes / David Satterthwaite 257

18 Issues in Designing New Projects and Programmes / Sue Jones 273.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853838608

1853838616

OCLC:

48628820