In the face of an estimated one billion people living in inadequate housing conditions in
developing countries the need for scaling up housing supply has become an urgent focus of …

Mumbai (Bombay) is India's main industrial and commercial centre. According to the United
Nations it is the seventh largest city in the world with the fifth fastest rate of population …

When disaster strikes in cities the effects can be catastrophic compared to other
environments. But what factors actually determine the vulnerability or resilience of cities …

Partnerships in planning for regional development can bring together stakeholders
representing interests at national, regional, and local geographical scales. This paper …

The tension between international agencies, national and local institutions of the Global
South has received much recent attention. This paper contributes to the debate by …

How do slum dwellers organize and demand development from the state? The politics of
urban slums has primarily been examined through the lens of clientelism. In contrast …

Many regions attempt to market the attractiveness of an area to increase tourism and
subsequent revenue through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) …

The debate on housing policy in developing countries since the late 1980s has been
dominated by the World Bank led strategy of developing the housing sector as a whole by …

In recent times, a wave of public sector reforms has swept through developed, developing
and transitional countries, prompting observers to herald the emergence of a'new public …

Non‐governmental organizations are increasingly regarded as the development panacea
for the 1990s and beyond. This paper critically explores the emerging relations between the …