Desenvolvemento urbano

"The world's urban population now exceeds the world's rural population. What does this mean for the state of our cities, given the strain this global demographic shift is placing upon current urban infrastructure?
Following on from previous State of the World's Cities reports, this edition uses the framework of 'The Urban Divide' to analyse the complex social, political, economic and cultural dynamics of urban environments. "
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

Introductory Training Materials On The Urban Environmental Planning And Management (EPM) Process - Trainers Guide
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

 The urban environment and local governance has been accorded unparalleled attention in the recent international debate on development. UNCED, the 1992 Earth Summit, will be remembered as the conference in which the world acknowledged the importance of the environment for social and economic development. UNCED also recognised the potential of the SCP as a vehicle for implementing Agenda 21 at the city level, and recommended strengthening its role in this regard.

Experiences from Developing Countries: This publication contains the main papers presented at the Expert Group Meeting on Assessing Regional Development Planning in the Management of Urbanization, Nairobi, May 1997. Three main questions that were addressed were: (i) Policies which aim to control migration from rural to urban areas; (ii) The effectiveness of national-regional and city-region policies in managing urbanization and stimulating socio-economic development; and (iii) Improvement of the conceptual basis and implementation tools of regional development planning.

A 10-year bibliographical record of urban-rural linkages
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT