Meeting Development Goals in Small Urban Centres: Water and Sanitation in the Worlds Cities 2006 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781844073054)

Half of the world's people live in urban areas, and roughly a third of these live in desperate poverty without access to basic amenities. Taking on the themes of UN-HABITAT's Water and Sanitation in the World's Cities (2003), this new volume focuses on the deficiencies in the provision of water and sanitation where most of the populations of the developing world live: in towns and small cities. Drawing on extensive unpublished research and 15 commissioned papers from experts involved in designing and implementing innovative projects around the world, this is the first major study of the problems facing the smaller urban centres that are recognized to be of enormous importance by governments, international agencies, NGOs and service providers. Tackling these problems is a crucial part of development and of good governance, and critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goals. The volume will be essential reading for all professionals and researchers in the relevant fields and a valuable resource for teachers and students of urban development.

Author: Un-Habitat
ISBN-10: 184407305X
ISBN-13: 9781844073054
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2006
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.92lbs
Size: 11.62h x 8.36w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2006 pg. 149