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The state and future of African Cities: A report by the UN
By 2030 the majority of Africans will be urban residents, and the majority of them will live in slums and informal settlements unless radical corrective measures are taken. To leverage Africa’s options in an environment that is simultaneously global and local, it is important for its leaders at all levels to develop forward-looking visions based on analyses of where Africa is now and where it wants to be in the future.
This publication aims to provide focus and encouragement to African governments at the central and local level as well as to other key actors in the broad area of sustainable human settlements development. More information: The report is available at
http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/getpage.asp?page=download&alt=1&a...
This publication aims to provide focus and encouragement to African governments at the central and local level as well as to other key actors in the broad area of sustainable human settlements development. More information: The report is available at
http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/getpage.asp?page=download&alt=1&a...
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Comment by Steven John Parkes on December 5, 2009 at 2:27pm - A question arises here. Should organisation be geared towards helping these people or eqipping them to help themselves. Perhaps there may even be an answer somewhere in the middle.
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