Confronting the Crisis in Urban Poverty

by Stevens, Lucy; Coupe, Stuart; Mitlin, Diana

• ISBN13: 9781853396373
• ISBN10: 1853396370
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-30
• Publisher: Practical Action Pub

Summary

* An up-to-date analysis of the problem and characteristics of urban poverty in developing countries * Addresses the political challenge of the low profile of urban development in current global debates This book presents a systematic comparative analysis of a range of integrated approaches to urban development supported and promoted by leading NGOs. It asks how successful have these been in tackling the multi-dimensional nature of urban poverty, when compared with neighbouring settlements where no interventions have taken place? Was the approach cost-effective, and what is the potential for spreading the approach? The challenge of urban poverty is growing every year. It is predicted that over 95% of global population growth between 2000 and 2030 will take place in the cities of the developing world. If current trends continue, the huge majority of those will end up in slums. Tackling urban poverty, however, has had a lower profile than other Millenium Development Goals - despite the efforts of major players such as UN-Habitat. This book makes a case for approaches to urban development which are locally-driven and which complement the vast investments and efforts of slum-dwellers themselves. It discusses a range of approaches for achieving that, focusing on practical experiences and clear lessons for the future.

Table of Contents

The Urban Management Series	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
List of boxes	p. xiii
List of figures	p. xiv
List of plates	p. xv
List of maps	p. xvi
List of tables	p. xvii
List of abbreviations and acronyms	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
The urban poverty crisis	p. 1
Sustainable livelihoods	p. 3
Integrated urban development	p. 4
Key research lines	p. 6
Case studies in this volume	p. 7
Themes and comparisons	p. 12
Post-conflict
Erosion control in innercity Maputo, Mozambique: Sustained livelihood impact?	p. 15
Introduction	p. 15
Research design	p. 17
Background	p. 18
Summary of erosion protection works	p. 21
Impacts of the intervention	p. 23
Conclusion	p. 34
Partnership for infrastructure in the musseques of Luanda, Angola	p. 39
Introduction	p. 39
Contextualizing LURE	p. 40
The Municipality of Kilamba Kiaxi	p. 45
The LURE project: partnerships and governance	p. 50
Impact of interventions on urban livelihoods	p. 53
Conclusion	p. 62
Displacement and eventual inclusion? IDPs in Khartoum and Kassala, Sudan	p. 63
Introduction	p. 63
National context	p. 63
The case study settlements	p. 65
Impact of interventions on livelihoods in Khartoum	p. 70
Impact of interventions on livelihoods in Kassala	p. 76
Conclusion	p. 86
Africa
A professional perspective on a people's process: A history of VukuZenzele	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
The approach	p. 92
The VukuZenzele Development	p. 94
The post-tornado development in Manenberg	p. 98
Professional processes and the impact on participative development	p. 101
Private enterprise and collective interest	p. 104
Civil society: A new deal but not a new deck	p. 107
Conclusion	p. 110
Integrated development, squatters and tenants, in low-income settlements in Kenya	p. 117
Introduction	p. 117
National context	p. 118
Project strategy	p. 120
Nakuru	p. 122
Mavoko	p. 130
Conclusion	p. 141
Staying afloat in a crisis: Incomes and housing in Chitungwiza and Epworth, Zimbabwe	p. 143
Introduction	p. 143
Context	p. 143
Project locations	p. 146
Project design	p. 148
Chitungwiza	p. 151
Epworth	p. 159
Conclusion	p. 166
Asia
Assessing the impact of a microfinance programme: Orangi Pilot Project, Karachi, Pakistan	p. 171
Introduction	p. 171
Background of Karachi and the Orangi Pilot Project	p. 173
Microfinance Programme of Orangi Charitable Trust	p. 175
The need and purpose of the study	p. 177
Conclusion	p. 185
Integrated housing development strategies for the urban poor in Alwar city, India	p. 189
Introduction	p. 189
The research	p. 190
Alwar integrated Urban Housing Project	p. 195
The impact of coordinated multi-sector interventions	p. 204
Adoption of the integrated approach	p. 205
Conclusion	p. 206
Understanding urban livelihoods in a secondary town in Bangladesh	p. 209
Introduction	p. 209
National context	p. 210
The micro-credit revolution	p. 211
The origins of Faridpur town slum settlements	p. 212
Livelihood strategies of slum dwellers	p. 212
Interventions in Faridpur slums	p. 213
Lessons and recommendations	p. 221
Conclusion	p. 223
Conclusion	p. 225
Sustainable livelihoods	p. 225
Governance and livelihoods-based approaches	p. 231
Integrated approaches	p. 233
Final remarks	p. 234
Contributors	p. 237
Notes	p. 243
References	p. 247
Index	p. 251
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