Building sustainable urban settlements : approaches and case studies in the developing world / edited by Sam Romaya and Carole Rakodi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Romaya, Sam.

Rakodi, Carole.

Series:

Urban management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Environmental aspects--Developing countries--Congresses.

City planning.

Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects--Developing countries--Congresses.

Cities and towns.

Environmental management--Developing countries--Congresses.

Environmental management.

Sustainable development--Developing countries--Congresses.

Sustainable development.

Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects.

Cities and towns--Growth.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xix, 299 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : ITDG Pub., 2002.

Summary:

In this collection of studies, environmental, institutional, social and cultural aspects of sustainability are considered in a variety of towns and cities in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Central and South America. Many of the contributors focus particularly on meeting the needs of the urban poor. The main themes are: * urban environmental management with particular reference to economic activities and housing * achieving institutional, social and cultural sustainability * managing urban development processes to reduce their environmental impacts, to improve the produced built environments and sustain improved practices. Drawing on case studies of individual cities and countries as well as comparative research and analytical procedures, the international group of contributors evaluate government policies and practices and make suggestions for improvements.

Notes:

Selected papers from the 15th Inter-Schools Conference on Development, held in Cardiff, 29-31 March 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-289) and index.

ISBN:

1853395412

OCLC:

53097076