Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Abstract One year and a half after the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) held in Istanbul, the present document aims to assess the progress made on the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action on Human Settlements for Latin America and the Caribbean. The region faces a...
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Mac Donald, Joan Otava, Francisco Simioni, Daniela Komorizono, Michiko NU. CEPAL. División de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo 2014-01-02T16:15:22Z 2014-01-02T16:15:22Z 1998-03 http://hdl.handle.net/11362/5736 LC/L.1106 Includes bibliography Abstract One year and a half after the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) held in Istanbul, the present document aims to assess the progress made on the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action on Human Settlements for Latin America and the Caribbean. The region faces a disturbing upsurge in urban poverty and widening income inequality, notwithstanding the slower rate of population growth. A worsening of environmental problems such as air and water pollution, waste disposal and vehicle congestion is being experienced in urban centres, and the region still has both quantitative and qualitative housing shortages, despite efforts made by governments. The registered trend of reduced availability of public resources will continue in the future. The countries are implementing innovative changes in their systems to provide housing, urban services and infrastructure. The processes of decentralization and privatization opened up new spaces in the task of managing human settlements, such as the strengthening of municipal government and new integrated approaches involving participation of citizens and the private sector. The importance of environmental issues suggests that the efficiency in the management of human settlements will depend on the ability to embrace and complement the different aspects and levels that make up the real life of cities. As early as 1992, the region, aware of these problems, initiated a dialogue on human settlements, which has since then been formalized in annual meetings of ministers and high-level authorities of the housing and urban development sector of Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI), and has been focused on attaining the sustainable development of human settlements and participating actively in achieving the goals set forth in Habitat II. 56 páginas. en ECLAC Serie Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo 7 Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean Texto Documento Completo División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos División de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Disponible Santiago 56 p. : diagrs., tabls. S9800057 E INT UN/MA 3(7/98) LC/L.1106 Santiago ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS DESARROLLO URBANO EMPLEO GESTION AMBIENTAL POBREZA SERVICIOS PUBLICOS VIVIENDA ZONAS URBANAS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HOUSING HUMAN SETTLEMENTS POVERTY PUBLIC SERVICES URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Series DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE VIVIENDA Y SERVICIOS BÁSICOS CIUDADES Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HOUSING AND BASIC SERVICES CITIES AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 4725 DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS ESTADÍSTICAS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS STATISTICS diagramas, tablas |
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Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean Mac Donald, Joan Otava, Francisco Simioni, Daniela Komorizono, Michiko ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS DESARROLLO URBANO EMPLEO GESTION AMBIENTAL POBREZA SERVICIOS PUBLICOS VIVIENDA ZONAS URBANAS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HOUSING HUMAN SETTLEMENTS POVERTY PUBLIC SERVICES URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT |
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Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in latin america and the caribbean |
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Mac Donald, Joan Otava, Francisco Simioni, Daniela Komorizono, Michiko |
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Mac Donald, Joan Otava, Francisco Simioni, Daniela Komorizono, Michiko |
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ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS DESARROLLO URBANO EMPLEO GESTION AMBIENTAL POBREZA SERVICIOS PUBLICOS VIVIENDA ZONAS URBANAS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HOUSING HUMAN SETTLEMENTS POVERTY PUBLIC SERVICES URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT |
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ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS DESARROLLO URBANO EMPLEO GESTION AMBIENTAL POBREZA SERVICIOS PUBLICOS VIVIENDA ZONAS URBANAS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HOUSING HUMAN SETTLEMENTS POVERTY PUBLIC SERVICES URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT |
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1998-03 |
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56 páginas. |
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Abstract One year and a half after the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) held in Istanbul, the present document aims to assess the progress made on the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action on Human Settlements for Latin America and the Caribbean. The region faces a disturbing upsurge in urban poverty and widening income inequality, notwithstanding the slower rate of population growth. A worsening of environmental problems such as air and water pollution, waste disposal and vehicle congestion is being experienced in urban centres, and the region still has both quantitative and qualitative housing shortages, despite efforts made by governments. The registered trend of reduced availability of public resources will continue in the future. The countries are implementing innovative changes in their systems to provide housing, urban services and infrastructure. The processes of decentralization and privatization opened up new spaces in the task of managing human settlements, such as the strengthening of municipal government and new integrated approaches involving participation of citizens and the private sector. The importance of environmental issues suggests that the efficiency in the management of human settlements will depend on the ability to embrace and complement the different aspects and levels that make up the real life of cities. As early as 1992, the region, aware of these problems, initiated a dialogue on human settlements, which has since then been formalized in annual meetings of ministers and high-level authorities of the housing and urban development sector of Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI), and has been focused on attaining the sustainable development of human settlements and participating actively in achieving the goals set forth in Habitat II.
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