<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">crossposted from: <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><font size="3" color="maroon" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">State of the World’s Cities 2010/2011</span></font></b></p>
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The Urban Divide</span></font></b><b><font color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold">The
United Nations Human Settlements Programme - UN-HABITAT <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold"> </span></font></b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Available online at: </span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><a href="http://bit.ly/hxe0E3" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:navy">http://bit.ly/hxe0E3</span></font></a></span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> </span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">“……….The emerging picture of the 21st
century city fits many descriptions. Some are centres of rapid industrial
growth and wealth creation, often accompanied by harmful waste and pollution.
Others are characterized by stagnation, urban decay and rising social exclusion
and intolerance. Both scenarios point to the urgent need for new, more
sustainable approaches to urban development. Both argue for greener, more
resilient and inclusive towns and cities that can help combat climate change
and resolve age-old urban inequalities.</span></font></p>
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The 2010/11 <i><span style="font-style:italic">State of the World’s
Cities Report, “Bridging the Urban Divide” </span></i>examines the
social, economic, cultural and political drivers of urban poverty and
deprivation. It argues that much inequality and injustice stems from inadequate
policy-making and planning by local authorities and central governments alike.
Typical remedies include removing barriers that prevent access to land,
housing, infrastructure and basic services, and facilitating rather than
inhibiting participation and citizenship. <br>
The report also emphasizes that lasting gains are best achieved through a
combination of local action and national enabling policies.As we grapple with
old and new challenges in a rapidly urbanizing world, this timely report can
help inform research, policy dialogue and development planning for years to
come……”. <br>
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Secretary-General, United Nations</span></font></i></p>
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book focuses on the concept of the 'right to the city' and ways in which many
urban dwellers are excluded from the advantages of city life, using the
framework to explore links among poverty, inequality, slum formation and
economic growth. ….”<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold">Content:</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold">Part 01: Urban Trends</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">1.1 Cross-currents in global urbanization </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">1.2 The wealth of cities. </span></font></p>
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Dwellers: proportions are declining, but numbers are growing.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold">Part 02: The Urban Divide</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">2.1 The Urban Divide: Overview and perspectives. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">2.2 The Economic Divide: Urban income inequalities</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">2.3 The Spatial Divide: Marginalization and its outcomes </span></font></p>
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the “urban advantage” eludes the poor. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">2.5 The Social Divide: Impact on bodies and minds.<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Part 03: Bridging the Urban Divide</span></b></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">3.1 Taking forward the right to the city</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">3.2 The regional dynamics of inclusion</span></font></p>
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