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Transforming Karachi into a livable and competitive megacity : a city diagnostic and transformation strategy

2018

Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Three Pathways for a City Diagnostic -- Karachi's Declining Economic Performance but Strong Poverty Reduction -- Karachi's Low Livability and Level of Basic Services -- Karachi's High Vulnerability to...

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Food and Urbanism : The Convivial City and a Sustainable Future

Parham, Susan - 2015

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Food, scale and urbanism -- Food, embodiment and visceral geographies -- Food, spatiality and political economy/ecology -- Food as a spatial design matter -- Food,...

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Urban Megaprojects : A Worldwide View

Hutchison, Ray - 2013

This book discusses the economic and political conditions that facilitate megaproject implementation and what are the impacts on urbanity and livability of such costly mode of urban development. It includes contributions from sociologists, planners, geographers and architects making it a truly...

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Transforming Cities with Transit : Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development

Suzuki, Hiroaki - 2013

Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. As one of the most promising strategies for advancing environmental sustainability, economic competitiveness, and socially inclusive development...

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Colombia Urbanization Review : Amplifying the Gains from the Urban Transition

Samad, Taimur - 2012

80 percent of Colombians live in urban areas, and urbanization is correlated with poverty reduction and improved access … to basic services. The Colombia Urbanization Review: Amplifying the Gains from the Urban Transition aims to provide … diagnostic tools to inform policy dialogue and investment priorities on urbanization by operationalizing the framework for urban …

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Negotiating the Livelihoods of Children and Youth in Africas Urban Spaces.

Bourdillon, Michael - 2012

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Chômage et conditions d'existence des jeunes de la ville de Ouagadougou -- 3. Familles en survie dans un espace défavorisé à Ouagadougou -- 4. Villes et créativité des enfants et des jeunes...