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A Tale of Four Cities  
View Details Cities share common crises which endanger the sustainability of our habitat. This programme looks at the lives of ordinary families and describes the deteriorating urban environment in Chennai (India), Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), Katowice (Poland) and ...
Year: 1998, Video format:, Type of publication: Video
Cities Durables et Governance Locale (SCP, Nairobi 2000)  
View Details Une cite durable est une ville dont le développement social, économique et physique est fait pour durer. Une cité durable est approvisionée de façon constante en ressources naturelles nécessaires à son développement (qu’elle sait exploiter avec parci...
Year: 2000, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Cities in Common  
View Details The world urgently needs to reduce its unsustainable consumption patterns. This programme argues that with over 50% of humanity now living in urban areas, cities are a good focal point for intervention to help make the world ecologically efficient.
Year: 1997, Video format:, Type of publication: Video
Ciudades Sustentables y Gobierno Local (SCP, Nairobi 2000)  
View Details Una ciudad sustentable es una ciudad donde los logros alcanzados en el desarrollo social, económico y físico son perdurables. Una ciudad sustentable posee una oferta continua de los recursos naturales en los que basa su desarrollo (y los utiliza a un...
Year: 2000, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Climate Change, The Role of Cities  
View Details Climate change is a global phenomenon. Rising global temperatures will result in disturbed weather patterns and a rise in sea level. Urban centres are strongly affected by climate change. However, cities are also a key contributor to climate change, ...
Year: 2006, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Coastal Pollution, Role of Cities  
View Details From space, the earth looks blue. Over 70 percent of the planet’s surface is covered by water, the majority of which is in the world’s seas and oceans. Half the world’s population lives within 100 km of the sea, and three-quarters of all large cities...
Year: 2006, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
Ecosystems and Biodiversity, The Role of Cities involvement  
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Although cities occupy just 2 per cent of the Earth’s surface, their inhabitants use 75 per cent of the planet’s natural resources. Cities draw on their surrounding ecosystems for goods and services, and their products and emissions can affect reg...

Year: 2006, , Type of publication: Promotional Material Download electronic version (PDF)
EPM Source Book Vol. 1-Implementing the Urban Environment Agenda:  
View Details This is the first of a series of three volumes of Source Books on Environmental Planning and Management (EPM). Volume 1, "Implementing the Urban Environment Agenda" is a carefully designed, user-friendly guide on how to carry out each stage...
Year: 1997, Number of pages: 108, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
EPM Source Book Vol. 2 - City experience and international support  
View Details This is one of the products of the City Summit and its development was stimulated and accelerated by the special spirit of cooperation and partnership generated by Habitat II. It illustrates the impressive range of initiatives and actions with which ...
Year: 1997, Number of pages: 186, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
EPM Source Book Vol. 2- Experiencias en ciudades y Apoyo internacional  
View Details Experiencias en ciudades y Apoyo internacional
Year: 1997, Number of pages: 190, Type of publication: Book
 
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