Tomorrow's crises today
Subtitle: the humanitarian impact of urbanisation
By: [project manager, Chris Horwood ; contributing writers, Tom Phillips ... et. al.]
Contributors: Horwood, Chris; Phillips, Tom; Integrated Regional Information Networks; United Nations Human Settlements Programme; Australian Agency for International Development
Publisher: OCHA/IRIN; UN-HABITAT; AusAID
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Nairobi, Kenya]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9789211319644
Subjects: Urbanization -- Social aspects; Slums -- Developing countries; Urban poor -- Developing countries; Urban policy -- Developing countries; Humanitarian assistance -- Developing countries
Other titles: Humanitarian impact of urbanisation; Humanitarian impact of urbanization
Description: Explores the effect of living in today's cities has on the millions of people who already live in metropolises, and those who are daily being drawn into them from the countryside, by the millions. Using 10 cities from around the world as illustrations of different crises that face today's urban poor, this publication seeks to emphasise the urgent needs of many in the city. It is been said that the real battles to achieve the Millennium Development Goals will be fought in the cities.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Contributing writers: Tom Phillips - chapter 6 ; Paddy Flanagan - chapter 5 ; Jaspreet Kindra - chapter 10 ; Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, Luis Gomes & Julie Lafreniere - chapter 9 ; Dulue Mbachu & Julie Lafreniere - chapter 3 ; Chris Horwood - chapters 1,2,4,7,8,11...Project manager and book design: Chris Horwood" -- t.p. verso

"HS Number: HS/965/07E" - t.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p.111-112)

Funded by the Australian Government (AusAID)
Table of contents: title: Overview : tomorrow's crises today; title: Delhi : drinking the city dry; title: Lagos : crisis of management; title: Dhaka : reaping the whirlwind; title: Addis : putting food on the table; title: Rio : fighting for the favelas; title: Jakarta : battling to breathe; title: Cairo : sheltering the urban poor; title: El Alto : labouring to survive; title: Luanda : living in the Hot Zone; title: Ulaanbaatar : painful transitions