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Author:   Mélanie Robertson
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.301kg
ISBN:  

9781853397233

ISBN 10:   1853397237
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction PART I: PROVIDING SECURE AND LOW-COST HOUSING 1: Socio-Spatial Interactions and Tensions: Analysis of ""Low- Cost"" Condominium Housing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. Housing for the Urban Poor Through Informal Providers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh PART II: IMPROVING FOOD AND WATER SECURITY 3. Nutritious Trees in Urban Areas: An Innovative Poverty Alleviation Strategy in Villa El Salvador, Peru 4. Partnership Alternatives for the Management of Drinking Water in Urban Slums: Case of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 5. Urban Agriculture in Dakar, Senegal: Health Issues Associated with Polluted Irrigation Water PART III: MANAGING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 6. Using Participatory Urban Design for the Integration of Organic Solid Waste Management with Urban Agriculture: A Case Study from the Philippines 7. Re-think, Re-use: Improving Collective Action PART IV: DEVELOPING A PRODUCTIVE ECOSYSTEM THROUGH PARTICIPATORY DESIGN 8. Healthy, Sustainable, and Culturally Appropriate Living and Working Environments: A Case Study of Pig Breeders in Malika, Senegal Capacity for Solid Waste Management and Income Generation in Thailand 9. Participatory Transformation of a Women's Centre in Malika, Senegal: Toward the Development of Productive Ecosystems in Suburban Contexts Conclusion"

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By engaging with a diverse number of initiatives in the urban Global South, the book offers great insights into the agency deployed by ordinary women and men in shaping environmentally sustainable urban futures. --Adriana Allen, Senior Lecturer, Development Planning Unit

By engaging with a diverse number of initiatives in the urban Global South, the book offers great insights into the agency deployed by ordinary women and men in shaping environmentally sustainable urban futures.

Author Information

Dr Melanie Robertson is a Senior Program Officer at International Development Research Council, Ottawa, Canada. She is responsible for the management of the Ecopolis grant program of IDRC through which the research in this book is funded

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