Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | Task Force on Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers
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Other authors / contributors: | Garau, Pietro, 1942-
Sclar, Elliott.
Carolini, Gabriella Y.
UN Millennium Project. Task Force on Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers.
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ISBN: | 9781844072309 1844072304 9781136550775 1136550771 9781849773478 1849773475 1844072304 1280475455 9781280475450 9786610475452 6610475458 6000001045 9786000001049
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Digital file characteristics: | data file
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Notes: | "UN Millennium Project 2005, Task Force on Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers." Sposored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group. Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-158). English. Print version record.
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Summary: | More than 900 million people currently live in urban slums and the number is growing as rapid urbanization continues in the developing world. A Home in the City urges countries to strengthen their focus on the growing urban crisis and improving the lives of slum dwellers. Proposed are specific investments and policy changes required at local and national levels to create a vibrant, equitable and productive urban environment. It underscores the need for close strategic partnerships between local authorities and organizations of the urban poor for slum upgrading and improved urban management. Fr.
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Other form: | Print version: Home in the city. London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, ©2005
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