East Asia and Pacific Cities : Expanding Opportunities for the Urban Poor

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. East Asia and the Pacific's Urbanizing Context -- Introduction -- Urbanization in the EAP region -- Poverty Reduction and Urbanization in the EAP Region -- Income Inequality in EAP Cities -- Urban Poverty in Smaller Cities and Towns -- Characteristics of Urban Poverty in EAP: Large Slum Populations -- Notes -- References -- 2. Economic Inclusion and the Urban Poor -- Introduction -- Employment Trends in East Asia and the Pacific -- Key Challenges to Employment for the Urban Poor -- Risk and Resilience among the Urban Poor -- Economic Inclusion: Increasing Jobs and Resilience -- Notes -- References -- 3. Spatial Inclusion and the Urban Poor -- Introduction -- Housing, Informality, and the Urban Poor -- Key Challenges to Providing Secure Housing -- Basic Infrastructure and Services in Low-Income Urban Areas -- Key Challenges in Infrastructure and Service Provision -- Mobility and Access to the City -- Key Mobility Challenges for the Urban Poor -- Spatial Inclusion: Strategies for Housing, Infrastructure and Service Provision, and Connectivity -- Notes -- References -- 4. Social Inclusion and the Urban Poor -- Introduction -- Key Challenges in Social Inclusion for the Urban Poor -- Subgroups among the Urban Poor: Women -- Subgroups among the Urban Poor: The Elderly -- Subgroups among the Urban Poor: Migrants -- Social Inclusion: Programs Targeting Urban Women, the Elderly, and Migrant Populations -- Notes -- References -- 5. Guiding Principles for Promoting Poverty Reduction and Inclusion in East Asia and the Pacific's Cities -- Introduction -- Promoting Economic Inclusion for the Urban Poor -- Promoting Spatial Inclusion for the Urban Poor -- Promoting Social Inclusion for the Urban Poor