- ISBN: 9781853396489 | 1853396486
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/30/2007
The scale, rate, and even the nature of urban development has changed dramatically in recent times. The manifestations - rapid urbanization and the urbanization of poverty, increased social diversity, industrial restructuring, more environmentally-friendly suburbs - differ globally, but South and North share the opportunities and problems of one planet. The search for sustainable solutions for settlements crosses international boundaries. Professionals and NGOs in different places and cultures are inventing new forms of urban governance and planning. How do they do it? What practical skills are being used?