Cities fit for people
By: edited by Üner Kirdar.
Contributors: Kirdar, Üner, 1933-
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
Subjects: Urbanization.; Cities and towns.; Urban policy.; Economic development.; Sustainable development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: An agenda for making cities fit for people / Inge Kaul and Üner Kirdar; title: An urbanizing world / Wally N'Dow; title: A globalizing world / Mihály Simai; title: The urban challenge / Reino Hjerppe and Pii Elina Berghäll; title: In the midst of paradoxes : an urban Renaissance? / Louis Emmerij; title: Two worlds in one place / Michael A. Cohen; title: The transition period to the next millennium / Jorge Wilheim; title: Sustainable development and cities / Diana Mitlin and David Satterthwaite; title: Cities and citizens : their sustainability / Herbert Girardet; title: Sustainable financing / Sixto K. Roxas; title: The price of civilization and the dilemma of urbanization / Philip Allott; title: The culture of cities and citizens / Paul Streeten; title: From vernacularism to globalism / Nezar AlSayyad; title: Global common values / Deborah Moldow; title: The poor in town and country / Flora Lewis; title: Putting the poor at the center of urban strategies / Nancy Barry and Celina Kawas; title: The urban informal sector within a global economy / Gustav Ranis and Frances Stewart; title: The role of women citizens / Sylvia Chant; title: From women's perspective : globalization, economic growth, and social policies / Noeleen Heyzer; title: Women's participation in urban employment / Valentine M. Moghadam; title: The future of urban employment / Samir Radwan; title: Globalization and urban employment / Azizur Rahman Khan; title: The challenge of the informal city / Mariken Vaa; title: The state, the society, and individuals / Hazem El-Beblawi; title: The need for effective local governance / William Gorham and G. Thomas Kingley; title: Globalization and decentralization / Isabelle Hentic; title: Local governance : the South Asian scene / K.C. Siva Rama Krishnan; title: Citizens, new technologies, and ethics / Ilhan Tekeli; title: Cities, new technologies, and globalization / Fu-chen Lo; title: A new development paradigm : informatic technologies / Bernard Woods; title: Indicators for citizens / Felix Dodds; title: A success story of urban planning : Curitiba / Jonas Rabinovitch; title: The case of Costa Rica / Fernando Zumbado; title: A case of partnership from Asia : Bombay / Nasser Munjee; title: The case of China / Weiping Wu; title: The case of Accra / Nat Nuno-Amarteifio; title: Three stages of globalization : Mombasa / Ali A. Mazrui; title: The impact of transition : Hungary / Gyula Bora; title: Building blocks for a better world : from Vancouver to Istanbul / Üner Kirdar.