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Our Cities Our Home
A to Z Guide on Human Settlements
Issues
Compiled by Sri Husnaini Sofjan and Eugene Raj Arokiasamy
Publisher: Southbound & Asia Pacific 2000 - UNDP
ISBN 983-9054-17-X 186 pages, 21x29.7cm, US$15.00
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgement
Introduction
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1.
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The Frameworks
Our Cities Our Homes - The Peoples Agenda
Action for Better Cities (ABC)
Asian Poor Peoples View of a Sustainable City
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2.
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A to Z Guide on Human Settlements Issues
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3.
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96 Ideas for Action - What You Can Do to
Promote the Following:
Social Justice
Cultural Vibrancy
Political Participation
Ecological Sustainability
Economic Productivity
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4.
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Information Resources
Useful Articles and Publications
Journals and Magazines of Interest
A Compendium of Websites on Urban Development
organisations, Institutes and UN Agencies
Networks for Urban Action - A Guide on the Who, What and Where on Urban
Management in Asia and the Pacific
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Appendixes
The Istanbul Declaration on Human
Settlements
The Habitat Agenda: Goals and Principles, Commitments
and the Global Plan of Action
Chapter I, PREAMBLE
Chapter II, GOALS AND PRINCIPALS
Chapter III, COMMITMENTS
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A.
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Adequate shelter for all
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B.
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Sustainable human settlements
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C.
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Enablement and participation
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D.
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Gender equality
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E.
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Financing shelter and human settlements
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F.
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International cooperation
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G.
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G. Assessing progress
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Chapter IV, GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION: STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
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A.
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Introduction
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B.
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Adequate shelter for all
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C.
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Sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing world
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D.
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Capacity-building and institutional development
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E.
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Internation cooperation and coordination
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F.
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Implementation and follow-up of the Habitat Agenda
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The United Nations Conference on Environment &
Development - Agenda 21, Chapter 7, Promoting Sustainable Settlements
Development
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Introduction
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Programme Areas
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A.
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Providing adequate shelter for all
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B.
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Improving human settlement
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C.
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Promoting Sustainable Land-Use Planning and Management
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D.
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Promoting the Integrated Provision of Environmental Infrastructure: Water,
Sanitation, Drainage, and Soil-Waste Management
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E.
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Promoting Sustainable Energy and Transport system in Human Settlements
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F.
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Promoting Human Settlements Planning and Management in-Disaster-Prone Areas
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G.
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Promoting Sustainable Construction Industry Activities
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H.
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Promoting Human Resource Development and Capacity-Building for Human Settlements
Development
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Final Declaration of the World Assembly of Cities
and Local Authorities (WACLA), Istanbul, 30-31 May 1996.
Architecture: Future of Cities Declaration,
Calcutta
Yokohama Statement 96 on Urban Cultural
Individuality
Asian Youth Declaration for Habitat II The
United Nations Conference on Human Settlements
United Nations and Other Globally Significant Annual
Days and Weeks
The UN System - Contact for NGOs
List of UN Acronyms
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