A Home in the City
Title | A Home in the City PDF eBook |
Author | UN Millennium Project |
Publisher | Earthscan |
Total Pages | 179 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1844072304 |
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
UN Millennium Development Library: A Home in The City
Title | UN Millennium Development Library: A Home in The City PDF eBook |
Author | UN Millennium Project |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 180 |
Release | 2012-05-16 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1136550763 |
More than 900 million people currently live in urban slums and the number is growing as rapid urbanization continues in the developing world. A Home in the City urges countries to strengthen their focus on the growing urban crisis and improving the lives of slum dwellers. Proposed are specific investments and policy changes required at local and national levels to create a vibrant, equitable and productive urban environment. It underscores the need for close strategic partnerships between local authorities and organizations of the urban poor for slum upgrading and improved urban management. From adopting citywide strategies and establishing adequate and affordable infrastructure and services, to building effective public transport and constructing low-income housing, it offers valuable methods to prevent future slum formation and to improve the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020.
Home in the City
Title | Home in the City PDF eBook |
Author | Alan B. Anderson |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | 473 |
Release | 2013-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0802095917 |
During the past several decades, the Aboriginal population of Canada has become so urbanized that today, the majority of First Nations and Métis people live in cities. Home in the City provides an in-depth analysis of urban Aboriginal housing, living conditions, issues, and trends. Based on extensive research, including interviews with more than three thousand residents, it allows for the emergence of a new, contemporary, and more realistic portrait of Aboriginal people in Canada's urban centres. Home in the City focuses on Saskatoon, which has both one of the highest proportions of Aboriginal residents in the country and the highest percentage of Aboriginal people living below the poverty line. While the book details negative aspects of urban Aboriginal life (such as persistent poverty, health problems, and racism), it also highlights many positive developments: the emergence of an Aboriginal middle class, inner-city renewal, innovative collaboration with municipal and community organizations, and more. Alan B. Anderson and the volume's contributors provide an important resource for understanding contemporary Aboriginal life in Canada.
At Home in the City
Title | At Home in the City PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Klimasmith |
Publisher | UPNE |
Total Pages | 318 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781584654971 |
A lucidly written analysis of urban literature and evolving residential architecture.
The New City Home
Title | The New City Home PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie Plummer Clagett |
Publisher | Taunton Press |
Total Pages | 220 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781561586486 |
This illustrated guide to making the most of an urban living space profiles 25 homes in major metropolitan areas. 35 illustrations. 240 color photos.
City Homes
Title | City Homes PDF eBook |
Author | Nicola Barber |
Publisher | Crabtree Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780778735427 |
Describes where people live-in houses in the suburbs, in apartment buildings, in shanty towns, and more. Detailed photography shows what their homes are made from, what they look like inside, and how buildings can be affected by extreme temperatures, earthquakes, and hurricanes.--From publisher description.
Art Glimpses of Minneapolis, the City of Homes
Title | Art Glimpses of Minneapolis, the City of Homes PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 194 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | Minneapolis (Minn.) |
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