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Urban Development and Civil Society the Role of Communities in Sustainable Cities

The world's population is rapidly urbanizing but the affluence and development often associated with cities are far from equitably or sustainably distributed. Where it was once taken for granted that responsibility for urban development lay with the state, increasingly the emphasis has shifted to market-driven and public-private sector initiatives, which can marginalize the intended beneficiaries - the urban poor - from decision making and implementation. This text outlines the essential conditions for effective urban planning and management by placing bottom-up community initiatives at the he.

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  • "The world's population is rapidly urbanizing but the affluence and development often associated with cities are far from equitably or sustainably distributed. Where it was once taken for granted that responsibility for urban development lay with the state, increasingly the emphasis has shifted to market-driven and public-private sector initiatives, which can marginalize the intended beneficiaries - the urban poor - from decision making and implementation. This text outlines the essential conditions for effective urban planning and management by placing bottom-up community initiatives at the he."@en
  • "This work examines the role of communities and how civil society can combine with local government and the private sector in achieving sustainable urban development."@en
  • "This work examines the role of communities and how civil society can combine with local government and the private sector in achieving sustainable urban development."

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  • "Aufsatzsammlung"
  • "Electronic books"@en
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  • "Urban development and civil society the role of communities in sustainable cities"
  • "Urban development & civil society : the role of communities in sustainable cities"
  • "Urban Development and Civil Society the Role of Communities in Sustainable Cities"@en
  • "Urban development and civil society : the role of communities in sustainable cities"@en
  • "Urban development and civil society : the role of communities in sustainable cities"

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