Urban and municipal planning and policy

Poverty and governance are both issues high on the agenda of international agencies and governments in the South.

Poverty and governance are both issues high on the agenda of international agencies and governments in the South.

Whole System Design is increasingly being seen as one of the most cost-effective ways to both increase the productivity and reduce the negative environmental impacts of an engineered system.

Whole System Design is increasingly being seen as one of the most cost-effective ways to both increase the productivity and reduce the negative environmental impacts of an engineered system.

Wind power is often held up as the most accessible and cost-effective route to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and improving our energy independence, yet knowledge of what it offers is often clouded by myths and misunderstandings, which can hamper its adoption.

Wind power is often held up as the most accessible and cost-effective route to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and improving our energy independence, yet knowledge of what it offers is often clouded by myths and misunderstandings, which can hamper its adoption.

One of the most promising approaches to poverty reduction in developing countries is to encourage sustainable livelihoods for the poor.

One of the most promising approaches to poverty reduction in developing countries is to encourage sustainable livelihoods for the poor.

A new 21st century urban phenomenon is emerging: the networked polycentric mega-city region.

A new 21st century urban phenomenon is emerging: the networked polycentric mega-city region.

'This is surely the most impressive and important publication to come out of the UN system for many years.

'This is surely the most impressive and important publication to come out of the UN system for many years.

The Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and prospects.

The Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and prospects.

Want to improve your village?

Want to improve your village?

The Creative City is a clarion call for imaginative action in developing and running urban life.

The Creative City is a clarion call for imaginative action in developing and running urban life.

Violence and insecurity are among the most important issues facing communities in the 21st century.

Violence and insecurity are among the most important issues facing communities in the 21st century.

Policy evaluation is an important and well-established part of the policy process, facilitating and feeding back to promote the ongoing effectiveness of policies that have been implemented or anticipating policies in the making.

Policy evaluation is an important and well-established part of the policy process, facilitating and feeding back to promote the ongoing effectiveness of policies that have been implemented or anticipating policies in the making.

In a world of increasing mobility, how people of different cultures live together is a key issue of our age, especially for those responsible for planning and running cities.

In a world of increasing mobility, how people of different cultures live together is a key issue of our age, especially for those responsible for planning and running cities.

As affluence grows, it gets easier to travel faster and further.

As affluence grows, it gets easier to travel faster and further.

The worlds developing countries will be experiencing massive increases in their urban populations over the 21st century.

The worlds developing countries will be experiencing massive increases in their urban populations over the 21st century.

Red tape is a significant stumbling block to the provision of affordable shelter to the urban poor and, indeed, slums are largely the result of inappropriate regulatory frameworks.

Red tape is a significant stumbling block to the provision of affordable shelter to the urban poor and, indeed, slums are largely the result of inappropriate regulatory frameworks.

When disaster strikes in cities the effects can be catastrophic compared to other environments.

When disaster strikes in cities the effects can be catastrophic compared to other environments.

Aviation is integral to the global economy but it is also one of the main obstacles to environmentally sustainable development.

Aviation is integral to the global economy but it is also one of the main obstacles to environmentally sustainable development.

Trade liberalization, as promoted by the World Trade Organization (WTO), has become one of the dominant drivers and most controversial aspects of globalization.

Trade liberalization, as promoted by the World Trade Organization (WTO), has become one of the dominant drivers and most controversial aspects of globalization.

Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight without Oil sets out the challenges to our growing dependence on transport fuelled by low-priced oil.

Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight without Oil sets out the challenges to our growing dependence on transport fuelled by low-priced oil.

More than 900 million people currently live in urban slums and the number is growing as rapid urbanization continues in the developing world.

More than 900 million people currently live in urban slums and the number is growing as rapid urbanization continues in the developing world.

City-making is an art, not a formula.

City-making is an art, not a formula.

This far-reaching and authoritative two-volume set examines a range of potential solutions for low-energy building design, considering different strategies (energy conservation and renewable energy) and technologies (relating to the building envelope, ventilation, heat delivery, heat production, heat storage, electricity and control).

This far-reaching and authoritative two-volume set examines a range of potential solutions for low-energy building design, considering different strategies (energy conservation and renewable energy) and technologies (relating to the building envelope, ventilation, heat delivery, heat production, heat storage, electricity and control).

This far-reaching and authoritative two-volume set examines a range of potential solutions for low-energy building design, considering different strategies (energy conservation and renewable energy) and technologies (relating to the building envelope, ventilation, heat delivery, heat production, heat storage, electricity and control).

This far-reaching and authoritative two-volume set examines a range of potential solutions for low-energy building design, considering different strategies (energy conservation and renewable energy) and technologies (relating to the building envelope, ventilation, heat delivery, heat production, heat storage, electricity and control).

This far-reaching and authoritative two-volume set examines a range of potential solutions for low-energy building design, considering different strategies (energy conservation and renewable energy) and technologies (relating to the building envelope, ventilation, heat delivery, heat production, heat storage, electricity and control).

The greatest challenge of our time is to build a world based on the sustainable use of renewable power.

The greatest challenge of our time is to build a world based on the sustainable use of renewable power.

There is now a practically universal consensus that our climate is changing rapidly, and as a direct result of human activities.