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While the rate of urbanisation in the developing world has
increased dramatically over the past 20 years, governments'
capacity to support urban growth has, in many cases, failed to keep
up with this trend. Non-governmental organisations working in the
field have long advocated community management of the urban
environment as the best solution to this problem, and there is now
a growing consensus that the answer does, indeed, lie with local
communities. Yet there is still little understanding of what
constitutes meaningful and effective community participation, or
how it may be achieved in such a complex operating environment.
Sharing the City gives a comprehensive account of urban community
participation, both in theory and practice. It first presents a
wide-ranging analysis of the issues, and develops a participatory
framework for urban management. Using case studies and existing
examples from around the world, and drawing on lessons learned from
previous experience, it then develops the theory into a practical
working model. Effective participatory urban management calls for a
fundamental rethink on the part of all the actors involved - from
local authorities and development agencies, through local and
international NGOs, to the community-based organisations and the
communities themselves. In redefining their roles and
relationships, Sharing the City presents a new and radically
different, yet viable and effective, approach to the concept of
urban management.
Originally published in 1992. At its foundation FAO was conceived
as an organization that would bring together health and
agriculture. It would manage the world's food output to greater
advantage and improve the well-being of its people. Almost a
half-century on, FAO faced mounting criticism from its major
funding nations, professionals within the field, and developing
countries. The efficacy of its constitution, bureaucracy and aid,
and even its fidelity to original ideals are questioned. This book
presents an informed, if irreverent, insider's view. The first part
of the book sets out the structure and activities of FAO. It gives
a human dimension, describing the personalities that have
influenced decisions and performance, the motivations of its staff,
its location in Rome. The second part appraises FAO'S success in
achieving its ultimate objective the alleviation of poverty.
Throughout, the concern is both for a more visionary organization
to help develop a sustainable income base for the rural poor in the
developing world.
Originally published in 1992. At its foundation FAO was conceived
as an organization that would bring together health and
agriculture. It would manage the world's food output to greater
advantage and improve the well-being of its people. Almost a
half-century on, FAO faced mounting criticism from its major
funding nations, professionals within the field, and developing
countries. The efficacy of its constitution, bureaucracy and aid,
and even its fidelity to original ideals are questioned. This book
presents an informed, if irreverent, insider's view. The first part
of the book sets out the structure and activities of FAO. It gives
a human dimension, describing the personalities that have
influenced decisions and performance, the motivations of its staff,
its location in Rome. The second part appraises FAO'S success in
achieving its ultimate objective the alleviation of poverty.
Throughout, the concern is both for a more visionary organization
to help develop a sustainable income base for the rural poor in the
developing world.
This book shows for the first time how green infrastructure can
work in an African urban context. On one level it provides a major
rethinking of the role of infrastructure in urban society since the
creation of networked infrastructure in the early twentieth
century. On another, it explores the changing paradigms of urban
development through the fundamental question of how decisions are
made. With a focus on Africa's fast-growing secondary towns, where
70 per cent of the urban population live, the book explains how
urban infrastructure provides the key to the relationship between
economic development and social equity, through the mediation of
natural resources. Adopting this view enables investment to be
channelled more effectively to provide the engine for economic
growth, while providing equitable services for all residents. At
the same time, the mediation of resource flows integrates the
metabolism of the city into the wider ecosystem. This vision leads
to a new way of thinking about infrastructure, giving clear
definition to the concept of green infrastructure. On the basis of
research gathered throughout an extensive career, John Abbott draws
in particular from his experience in Ethiopia to demonstrate the
ways in which infrastructure needs to respond to the economies,
societies and natural environments of twenty-first century urban
Africa.
This book shows for the first time how green infrastructure can
work in an African urban context. On one level it provides a major
rethinking of the role of infrastructure in urban society since the
creation of networked infrastructure in the early twentieth
century. On another, it explores the changing paradigms of urban
development through the fundamental question of how decisions are
made. With a focus on Africa's fast-growing secondary towns, where
70 per cent of the urban population live, the book explains how
urban infrastructure provides the key to the relationship between
economic development and social equity, through the mediation of
natural resources. Adopting this view enables investment to be
channelled more effectively to provide the engine for economic
growth, while providing equitable services for all residents. At
the same time, the mediation of resource flows integrates the
metabolism of the city into the wider ecosystem. This vision leads
to a new way of thinking about infrastructure, giving clear
definition to the concept of green infrastructure. On the basis of
research gathered throughout an extensive career, John Abbott draws
in particular from his experience in Ethiopia to demonstrate the
ways in which infrastructure needs to respond to the economies,
societies and natural environments of twenty-first century urban
Africa.
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