Urban Development and Civil Society

by Carley, Michael; Jenkins, Paul; Smith, Harry

• ISBN13: 9781853837180
• ISBN10: 1853837180
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book brings together scientists and practitioners from six continents to present their experience in undertaking activities that contribute to our understanding and informed management of mountain areas. In particular, they address the challenges of

Table of Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. vii
List of Figures, Tables and Boxes	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xiii
Glossary	p. xv
Introduction: The Challenge of a Sustainable Urban Future--the Role of Institutions
Top-down and bottom-up: the challenge of cities in the new century	p. 3
The state, the market and community: an analytical framework for community self-development	p. 16
Case Studies: Lessons from International Experience in Key Urban Development Issues
The role of civil society in shelter at the periphery: the experience of peri-urban communities in Maputo, Mozambique	p. 33
The state, business and the community: abating industrial nuisance in Lahore, Pakistan	p. 51
Urban public transport: the development of a regulatory role for NGOs in Pakistan	p. 68
Informal development in the market socialist city: the case of the floating population of Beijing	p. 87
Urban management and community development in Metro Manila	p. 103
When community development becomes a political bargaining tool: the case for structural change in low income housing provision in Costa Rica	p. 121
Community-based organizations and the struggle for land and housing in South Africa: urban social movements in transition	p. 139
Renegotiating places: the experience of low-demand housing in Salford, England	p. 154
Analysis and Conclusions: Strengthening the Changing Role of Civil Society
Relationships between the state and civil society and their importance for sustainable development	p. 175
Civil society and new social movements	p. 192
Notes	p. 201
References	p. 213
Index	p. 224
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