Cities in a Globalized World—The Global Human Settlements Report 2001

Author: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book reviews human settlement trends in the context of globalization; analyzes the implications of poverty, inequality, and polarization; and provides recommendations for planning, development, and management policies and supplements facing crises. This book reflects the importance of human settlements for sustainable social and economic development, focusing on the livability of human settlements in the context of globalization and their development prospects. It also reveals the interrelationships between the economy, society, population, and human settlements through a wealth of data and information. The book elaborates on issues such as the unequal distribution of the benefits and costs of globalization, the nature of global inequality, the relationship between human settlements and economic globalization and human development, the role of decentralization and local government, the establishment of new cooperation frameworks, the strengthening of policy development processes, and new forms of policy strategies.