The Urbanization Revolution: Planning a New Agenda for Human Settlements

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Urbanization and Shelter: Policies and Strategies for Developing Countries....Pages 3-9
Human Settlements in National Development Policy: The Year 2000 Agenda....Pages 10-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Policy Options for Urban Housing in Developing Countries....Pages 19-35
Developing National Housing Strategies: Lessons Learned from Barbados, Jamaica, Jordan and Kenya....Pages 36-46
Major Trends in Housing Finance and Implications for Developing Countries....Pages 47-54
The Housing Finance Agenda in Developing Countries....Pages 55-64
Improving Urban Infrastructure Planning and Investment: The World Bank Experience....Pages 65-75
Addressing the Urban Management Challenge: Indonesia’s Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development Program....Pages 76-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Farm Towns, Mining Towns, and Rural Development in the Potosi Region, Bolivia....Pages 91-111
Urban Centrality and Agricultural Productivity: Regional Development in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan....Pages 112-131
The Role of Employment in the Growth of Small and Intermediate-Sized Cities in Egypt....Pages 132-140
Secondary Cities in Kenya: Problems of Decentralization, Municipal Finance and Urban Infrastructure....Pages 141-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Egypt: Profusion of Plans, Poverty of Programs — A Consultant’s Experience....Pages 151-169
Consultants and Counterparts in Development Planning Projects....Pages 171-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Community Building — When People Take Over....Pages 183-191
The Guerrero Housing Cooperative: Mexico City....Pages 192-201
The Emerging Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Shelter and Urban Development....Pages 202-215
The Informal Sector and Shelter Provision in the Caribbean....Pages 216-228
Changing Training and Education Needs for Human Settlements Planning in Developing Countries....Pages 229-239
Mobilizing Development Expertise for Human Settlements Planning....Pages 240-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
The Urbanization Revolution: Challenge to International Planning....Pages 253-259
Back Matter....Pages 261-271