Partnerships in Urban Planning

by Hamdi, Nabeel; Majale, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781853396571
• ISBN10: 1853396575
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-15
• Publisher: Practical Action Pub

Summary

* Explains how participatory urban planning can help poor people * Key advice for local authority workers on partnership working * Includes CD-ROM with detailed case study This book and CD-ROM explain how participatory urban planning strategies can help safeguard poor and vulnerable people. Based on a three-year project in Kenya and produced for people working in local authorities, this project offers guidance on understanding power relations and comparative advantage as a basis for deciding on partners, deciding the type of partnership in relation to project purposes, and assessing the advantages and risks associated with participation and partnership. In Part 1, the book explores the impact of urban poverty, the components of sustainable urban development, and the concept of urban governance. In Part 2, it provides advice on choosing partners, building partnerships, and action planning. The accompanying CD-ROM includes case study and project reports and the findings of an international workshop on this topic. This edition is a reissue of Partnerships in Urban Planning published with isbn 978 1 853396 090.

Author Biography

Nabeel Hamdi is a consultant with long experience of urban development issues and is now attached to Oxford Brookes University, UK. Michael Majale is Lecturer in Overseas Development in the Global Urban Research Unit (GURU) at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. iv
Acronyms and abbreviations	p. v
List of boxes, figures and tables	p. vi
Introduction	p. 1
Background	p. 1
Project purpose	p. 2
Project approach	p. 3
The Urban Challenge	p. 7
Urbanization and the challenge of urban poverty	p. 7
Urbanization of poverty	p. 9
Sustainable urban development	p. 11
Building the Sustainable City	p. 13
Participation and partnership: crucial dimensions for achieving the MDGs	p. 22
Partnerships in Action	p. 25
Partnerships - What are they?	p. 27
Purpose of partnerships	p. 29
Choosing the right partner	p. 32
Private corporate sector	p. 36
Building partnerships	p. 37
Action planning - reaching consensus	p. 45
Guiding Principles	p. 49
References	p. 50
Online resources	p. 54
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