A world more urban... The world is undergoing massive urbanization, and is projected to
increase from three to over four billion city dwellers, mostly in the developing world, within …

This paper describes the Asian Coalition for Community Action (ACCA) programme that was
initiated by the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) in 2009. ACCA seeks to catalyze …

By 2030 more than sixty percent of the world's population will live in urban areas, with most
of the world's population growth over the next twenty-five years being absorbed by cities and …

For the first time in human history more people now live and towns and cities than in rural
areas. In the wealthier countries of the world, the transition from predominantly rural to urban …

Cities are the future. In the past two decades, a global urban revolution has taken place,
mainly in the South. The'mega-cities' of the developing world are home to over 10 million …

Because the Eastern European and Central Asian states' populations are so highly
urbanised-300 million of the region's 450 million people live in cities-the importance of the …

The worlds developing countries will be experiencing massive increases in their urban
populations over the 21st century. If managed intelligently and humanely, this growth can …

Urban policy interventions in developing countries often have two objectives. The first is to
make cities “work better” by improving the provision of local public goods, from sewerage to …

This paper provides an overview on what has been learned about urban poverty over the
past decade with a focus on what is new and what the implications are for the World Bank …

This volume examines wide-ranging issues confronting cites, and reviews tools, strategies
and practices to address them. It examines nine'windows' of urban management in the …