Key word: housing
The one-year project, funded to the tune of USD 1 million, is aimed at reigniting sustainable local economic development in 10 cities to improve housing deficiencies, the environment,... ... read more
With burgeoning urbanisation (estimates of more than... ... read more
In many African countries a market for private... ... read more
World Mayors, who care about... ... read more
This brief posits that the provision of affordable housing generates substantial benefits for the local economy as a whole in addition to the obvious benefits it has for low- and moderate- income... ... read more
The overall aim of this seminar series is to broaden understanding on gentrification drawing conceptually on the ‘new’ literature on comparative urbanism and policy mobilities and... ... read more
This Report of the International Tripartite Conference on Urbanization Challenges and Poverty Reduction in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries held in Nairobi from 8 to 10 June 2009 recaps... ... read more
The World Urban Forum is the world’s premier conference on cities. It was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization... ... read more