State of African Cities 2010: Governance, Inequality and Urban Land Markets: Governance, Inequality and Urban Land Markets (Local Economic Development Series) - Softcover

United Nations

Softcover

ISBN 10: 921132291X ISBN 13: 9789211322910

Publisher: United Nations, 2011

Synopsis

The State of the African Cities 2010 goes above and beyond the first report, which provided a general overview of housing and urban management issues in Africa. With the subtitle: Governance, inequity and urban land markets, the report uncovers critical urban issues and challenges in African cities, using social and urban geography as the overall entry points. While examining poverty, slum incidence and governance, the report sheds more light on inequity in African cities, and in this respect follows the main theme of the global State of the World's Cities 2010 report. Through a regional analysis, the report delves deeper into the main urban challenges facing African cities, while provoking dialogue and discussion on the role of African cities in improving national, regional and local economies through sustainable and equitable development. The report has been drafted in cooperation with Urban Land Mark. Through an analytical survey of several African cities, the report examines urban growth, social conditions in slums, environmental and energy issues and, especially, the role of urban land markets in accessing land and housing.

Edition details

• Publisher: United Nations
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 921132291X
• ISBN 13: 9789211322910
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 276