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Sustainable urbanisation: Achieving agenda 21
| Author: |
Rakodi, C.; Nunan, F. |
| Date: |
2002 |
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Nairobi, Kenya: UN-Habitat. 32 p. |
| Link: |
http://www.idd.bham.ac.uk/research/Projects/sustainable_urban/Inside pages x 321.pdf
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| Abstract: |
Today, half the worlds population lives in towns and cities. Of the additional people expected between 2000 and 2015, nearly one billion will be added in urban areas compared to only about 125 million in rural. Virtually all of this growth will take place in developing countries. For sustainable urbanization to be achieved, therefore, the scale of urbanization must be recognized and urban development processes guided and managed in a sustainable manner. Urbanization is associated with economic growth and development, providing vital opportunities for economic and social advancement and poverty reduction if well managed. However, it can also pose major threats to the achievement of sustainable development, in particular because of the environmental and other adverse effects of intensive resource consumption and poor management. |
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