The Urban Management Programme (uMP) represents a major approach by the United
Nations family of organizations, together with external support agencies (ESAs), to …

The Urban Management Programme (UMP) represents a major approach by the United
Nations family of organizations, together with external support agencies (ESAs), to …

This paper reviews current thinking about urban management in developing countries. It
does so in the context of recent contributions to a debate on the nature of urban …

Urban management is a relatively new topic, which has gained increasing importance due
to a rise in urbanization and a wave of decentralization programs in recent decades. This …

There is a growing interest among national governments and international agencies in the
contribution of urban centres to sustainable development. The paper outlines the new global …

WHY HAS 50 years of development cooperation failed to address the needs of much of the
population in low-and middle-income nations? Among the many competing explanations …

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 …

As the relationship between development and urbanization emerges more sharply, the
concept of 'urban management'has attracted considerable institutional support at the …

The paper outlines the limitations of conventional practice for resource-efficient and
equitable solutions of urban problems in the context of urban dynamics and uncertainties …

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 …