State of Asian cities 2010/11
United Nations Human Settlement Programme
State of Asian cities 2010/11 - Fukuoka United Nations Human Settlement Programme 2010 - vi,270p.
Part 01: The State of Asian Cities: Overview and Key Findings
1.1 Introduction 4
1.2 Urbanizing Asia 6
1.3 The Economic Role of Asian Cities 10
1.4 Poverty and Inequality in Asian Cities 14
1.5 The Urban Environment and Climate Change 18
1.6 Urban Governance, Management and Finance in Asia 23
1.7 The Structure of the Report 29
Part 02: Urbanizing Asia
2.1 Urbanization trends 32
2.2 The factors behind urban growth 48
2.3 Urban corridors, mega-cities and mega urban regions 54
2.4 Small and medium-sized cities 59
2.5 Density and the pace of urbanization 62
2.6 Urbanization in Asia: Diagnosis & policies 66
Part 03: The Economic Role of Asian Cities
3.1 Cities as engines of economic growth 72
3.2 The main drivers of Asia's urban economies 79
3.3 Urbanization and the informal economy in Asia 87
3.4 Asia: Beyond the 'factory of the world' 93
3.5 Asian cities and local development 100
3.6 Diagnosis and future challenges 102
Part 04: Poverty and inequality in Asian cities
4.1 Poverty 108
4.2 Poverty in Asia 110
4.3 Inequality 116
4.4 Access to land and housing 120
4.5 Access to basic urban services 143
4.6 Diagnosis and future challenges 156
Part 05: The Urban Environment and Climate Change
5.1 Introduction 164
5.2 The defining features of Asia's urban environmental Challenges 166
5.3 Environmental conditions in Asian cities 170
5.4 The challenge of climate change in Asian cities 181
5.5 Towards improved environmental planning and management in Asian cities 194
5.6 Urban Asia and the environment: Diagnosis and policies 199
Part 06: Urban governance, management and finance
6.1 Introduction 208
6.2 Urban governance and operational structures 210
6.3 The principles of urban governance 213
6.4 Types of urban governance systems 219
6.5 Mega urban region development 227
6.6 Decentralization and government functions 229
6.7 Financing urban development 234
6.8 Performance in service delivery management 241
6.9 Cooperation networks 247
6.10 Diagnosis and future challenges 249
Statistical Annex 254
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State of Asian cities 2010/11 - Fukuoka United Nations Human Settlement Programme 2010 - vi,270p.
Part 01: The State of Asian Cities: Overview and Key Findings
1.1 Introduction 4
1.2 Urbanizing Asia 6
1.3 The Economic Role of Asian Cities 10
1.4 Poverty and Inequality in Asian Cities 14
1.5 The Urban Environment and Climate Change 18
1.6 Urban Governance, Management and Finance in Asia 23
1.7 The Structure of the Report 29
Part 02: Urbanizing Asia
2.1 Urbanization trends 32
2.2 The factors behind urban growth 48
2.3 Urban corridors, mega-cities and mega urban regions 54
2.4 Small and medium-sized cities 59
2.5 Density and the pace of urbanization 62
2.6 Urbanization in Asia: Diagnosis & policies 66
Part 03: The Economic Role of Asian Cities
3.1 Cities as engines of economic growth 72
3.2 The main drivers of Asia's urban economies 79
3.3 Urbanization and the informal economy in Asia 87
3.4 Asia: Beyond the 'factory of the world' 93
3.5 Asian cities and local development 100
3.6 Diagnosis and future challenges 102
Part 04: Poverty and inequality in Asian cities
4.1 Poverty 108
4.2 Poverty in Asia 110
4.3 Inequality 116
4.4 Access to land and housing 120
4.5 Access to basic urban services 143
4.6 Diagnosis and future challenges 156
Part 05: The Urban Environment and Climate Change
5.1 Introduction 164
5.2 The defining features of Asia's urban environmental Challenges 166
5.3 Environmental conditions in Asian cities 170
5.4 The challenge of climate change in Asian cities 181
5.5 Towards improved environmental planning and management in Asian cities 194
5.6 Urban Asia and the environment: Diagnosis and policies 199
Part 06: Urban governance, management and finance
6.1 Introduction 208
6.2 Urban governance and operational structures 210
6.3 The principles of urban governance 213
6.4 Types of urban governance systems 219
6.5 Mega urban region development 227
6.6 Decentralization and government functions 229
6.7 Financing urban development 234
6.8 Performance in service delivery management 241
6.9 Cooperation networks 247
6.10 Diagnosis and future challenges 249
Statistical Annex 254
9789211322743
307.760954 / UNHSP