Communities and Communication: Building Urban Partnerships - Couverture souple

Wakely, Patrick; Riley, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853395986 ISBN 13 : 9781853395987

Editeur : Practical Action Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

The current paradigm of partnership in urban development and management is widely used and accepted but there is little understanding of what makes partnerships work or fail. The broad premise that underpins this book is that a partnership is a relationship based on an agreement to share both benefits and risks. Three cities, one from each continent of the South, are studied for their complementary differences in experience and approach to local government and communication. Colombo has a long tradition of government support to community participation in slum upgrading but does not have a well-developed urban NGO movement. Nairobi has a well-organized urban NGO sector but the city has both a weak democratically-elected City Council and a centrally appointed Provincial Administration. Rio de Janeiro, which is considerably bigger than the other two cities, does not have a tradition of participation and recent municipal upgrading initiatives fail to demonstrate much meaningful resident involvement. What emerges is a picture of misunderstanding, mistrust and prejudice. The authors examine the potential of clearly focused NGOs to generate an awareness within and between low-income communities and local governments for new approaches to communication and capacity-building.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Patrick Wakely is Professor of Urban Development and Director of the Development Planning Unit at University College London. An architect by training, he has 40 years experience in over 20 countries.

Elizabeth Riley is a geographer with a PhD in Planning Studies. Until recently she was director of the MSc Programme in Housing Studies of the Development Planning Unit, University College, London

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Practical Action Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853395986
• ISBN 13: 9781853395987
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible