Human settlements throughout the world, particularly urban areas of the developing world, are under severe and increasing pressure from a variety of sources. Traditional approaches to studying and …
This publication has been prepared by the Economic Commission for Africa in collaboration with the Government of the Netherlands which has provided valuable assistance. This collabor- ation is one …
What were the main reasons why the Human Environment Conference recommended convening this separate conference and why did the countries sitting in the General Assembly accept this recommendation? …
This is the first book to address future informal settlements at the global scale. It argues that to foster favorable conditions for the sustainable evolution of future informal cities, planners mu…