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Dynamics of Urban
Change
a compilation of resources
Cities are becoming ever more significant
in the drive to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) endorsed
by the governments of the world at the United-Nations on 8 September
2000. The achievements of the MDGs depend on the adoption and
adaptation in the urban context of a reinforcing system of innovative
practices, including the building of institutional capacities
to implement and maintain them.
"Dynamics of Urban Change:
a collection of resources" contributes to the MDGs by
providing urban practioners with a wide range of experience, reflections
and innovations. This collection of resources emphasises the dynamic
nature of urban change and the value and potentials of sharing
knowledge that contribute to processes of economic growth, social
development, cultural diversity, environmental sustainability
and the reduction of poverty.
The CD-ROM is organised around different
'dimensions' of urban development and catalogues the accumulation
of principles and examples of innovative practices, which 'cluster'
around these dimensions. This form of organisation
allows the user to explore the multiple linkages between different
dimensions and clusters, and to accumulate the direct and indirect
assembly of relevant ideas and experience
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
The
Development Planning Unit (DPU) would like to thank the
authors and institutions that have kindly authorised us
to reproduce their work as well as David Satterthwaite (IIED)
for his helpful advice and the extensive material provided
by the journal Environment
& Urbanisation.
The
editors would also like to acknowledge the help and suggestions
provided by colleagues at the
DPU, in particular Julio Davila, Caren Levy, MIchael
Mattingly, Sheilah Meikle, Michael Safier, Nadia Taher and
Patrick Wakely. The project was initiated by Michael Mutter
who provided constant enthusiasm and support. |
DISCLAIMER: Whilst containing
more than 700 documents this compilation does not pretend to be
in any way exhaustive. The views expressed in the publications
are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those
of DFID. |
The present compilation aims to provide easy access
to a wide range of material produced by international organisations,
agencies, institutions, development think-tanks, scholars and
opinion makers as well as locally based NGOs. The documents and
films are presented into 5 distinct themes each
one subdivided into 4 to 6 sub-themes.
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short films produced by the 
This compilation has been funded
by the UK Department for International Development
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