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The Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and prospects. Using a newly formulated operational definition of slums, it presents estimates of the number of urban slum dwellers and examines the factors at all level, from local to global, that underlie the formation of slums as well as their social, spatial and economic characteristics and dynamics. It goes on to evaluate the principal policy responses to the slum challenge of the last few decades. From this assessment, the immensity of the challenges that slums pose is clear. Almost 1 billion people live in slums, the majority in the developing world where over 40 per cent of the urban population are slum dwellers. The number is growing and will continue to increase unless there is serious and concerted action by municipal authorities, governments, civil society and the international community. This report points the way forward and identifies the most promising approaches to achieving the United Nations Millennium Declaration targets for improving the lives of slum dwellers by scaling up participatory slum upgrading and poverty reduction programmes. TheGlobal Report on Human Settlements is the most authoritative and up-to-date assessment of conditions and trends in the world's cities. Written in clear language and supported by informative graphics, case studies and extensive statistical data, it will be an essential tool and reference for researchers, academics, planners, public authorities and civil society organizations around the world.

Slums. --- Slums - Case studies. --- Slums -- Case studies. --- Slums - Government policy. --- Slums -- Government policy. --- Urban poor - Housing. --- Urban poor -- Housing. --- Urban poor - Statistics. --- Urban poor -- Statistics. --- Slums --- Urban poor --- 351.778.5 --- 711.4 --- 711.4 Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- 351.778.5 Ruimtelijke ordening. Volkshuisvesting. Plannen van aanleg. Woningbouw.--Woonhygiene, zie {613.5}; z.o. {?711.6-164} --- Ruimtelijke ordening. Volkshuisvesting. Plannen van aanleg. Woningbouw.--Woonhygiene, zie {613.5}; z.o. {?711.6-164} --- City dwellers --- Poor --- Slum clearance --- Housing --- Government policy --- Social Sciences and Humanities. Sociology --- Government policy. --- Housing. --- Urban Society. --- Taudis --- Pauvres en milieu urbain --- Case studies. --- Statistics. --- Cas, Etudes de --- Politique gouvernementale --- Logement --- Statistiques --- Slums - Case studies --- Slums - Government policy --- Urban poor - Housing --- Urban poor - Statistics --- Urban poor.

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Sociology of work --- Economic structure --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Third World: economic development problems --- Zimbabwe --- Poor --- Structural adjustment (Economic policy) --- Working class --- Pauvres --- Ajustement structurel (Economie politique) --- Travailleurs --- Economic conditions --- Conditions économiques --- Working poor --- Employment

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Colored people (South Africa) --- Poor --- Gangs --- Police-community relations --- Métis --- Pauvres --- Relations police-collectivité --- Government policy --- Social conditions --- Politique gouvernementale --- Conditions sociales --- #SBIB:39A73 --- #SBIB:39A4 --- Police --- Public relations --- Crews (Gangs) --- Crime syndicates --- Street gangs --- Teen gangs --- Teenage gangs --- Criminals --- Juvenile delinquents --- Hoodlums --- Disadvantaged, Economically --- Economically disadvantaged --- Impoverished people --- Low-income people --- Pauperism --- Poor, The --- Poor people --- Persons --- Social classes --- Poverty --- Cape coloured people --- Coloured persons (South Africa) --- Ethnology --- Racially mixed people --- Social conditions. --- Etnografie: Afrika --- Toegepaste antropologie --- Economic conditions --- Métis --- Relations police-collectivité

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Rural development --- Rural poor --- 338.26 --- 364.22 --- Community development, Rural --- Development, Rural --- Integrated rural development --- Regional development --- Rehabilitation, Rural --- Rural community development --- Rural economic development --- Agriculture and state --- Community development --- Economic development --- Regional planning --- 364.22 Armoede. Financiele problemen. Financiele nood --- Armoede. Financiele problemen. Financiele nood --- Citizen participation --- Social aspects --- Sociology of environment --- Social problems --- Third World: agricultural and food problems --- Economic geography --- Developing countries --- Rural development. --- #ABIB:altk --- Developing countries: agricultural and food problems --- Rural poor - Developing countries

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Museums may not seem at first glance to be engaged in social work. Yet, Lois H. Silverman brings together here relevant visitor studies, trends in international practice, and compelling examples that demonstrate how museums everywhere are using their unique resources to benefit human relationships and, ultimately, to repair the world. In this groundbreaking book, Silverman forges a framework of key social work perspectives to show how museums are evolving a needs-based approach to provide what promises to be universal social service. In partnership with social workers, social agencies, and cli

Museology --- Sociology of culture --- museology --- Museums --- Social service --- Education --- Benevolent institutions --- Philanthropy --- Relief stations (for the poor) --- Social service agencies --- Social welfare --- Social work --- Human services --- Public institutions --- Cabinets of curiosities --- Educational aspects --- Social aspects --- Sociological aspects --- Social service. --- Social work. --- Educational aspects. --- Social aspects. --- Sociological aspects. --- Museums and community. --- Community-based social services. --- Public welfare. --- Community life. --- Community organization. --- CBOs (Community organization) --- Community-based organizations --- Community councils --- Community life --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Human ecology --- Poor relief --- Public assistance --- Public charities --- Public relief --- Public welfare --- Public welfare reform --- Relief (Aid) --- Welfare (Public assistance) --- Welfare reform --- Community and museums --- Communities --- Philosophy. --- Government policy