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The report sets the Thai economy as a background for examining the housing finance system. It looks at the real estate market and housing market; the evolution of housing development and housing market; the provision of low income housing and examines the housing finance mechanisms in Thailand. It also describes the structure, patterns, trends, characteristics and evolution of housing finance, and the major low income housing finance programs and initiatives. Finally it looks at the alternatives for developing housing mechanisms in Thailand.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

UN-HABITAT organized an Expert Group Meeting on ‘Energy Access for Poor Urban Settlements’ on 4-6 December 2006 at the United Nations Offices in Nairobi. This was an action-oriented forum namely Barriers for use of modern energy in poor urban settlements.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

This publication is the second report of the Advisory Group on Forced Evictions (AGFE) to the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT. It contains follow-up information on eviction cases documented in the first report, 15 new cases, and a detailed analysis of the current global situation regarding forced evictions and successful counterstrategies, methodologies and tools to stop and prevent forced evictions.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

This guide is a summary and comparative analysis of the research series on urban land and housing policies and gender. The research comprised of regional reviews of selected Latin American countries, Southern Africa and the Balkans, as well as global overviews of shared tenure options for women, and Islamic land and property rights in the Muslim world. Each report flows from an extensive examination of contexts, laws, policies and themes arising out of country analyses, literature reviews and a wide range of interviews with stakeholders.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

This publication is a review of the Sustainable Cities Programme’s experience and impact in China from 1996-2007. The SCP was first implemented in China in Shenyang and Wuhan in 1996. From this initial experience, the Environmental Planning and Management methodology was integrated in urban management to address pressing environmental concerns such as air pollution, water quality, solid waste management and urban traffic.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT