Approaches to Urban Slums a Multimedia Sourcebook on Adaptive and Proactive Strategies

This  source book  by Barjor Mehta amp Arish Dastur editors from The World Bank on Approaches to Urban Slums  a Multimedia Sourcebook on Adaptive and Proactive Strategies brings together the growing and rich body of knowledge on the vital issue of improving the lives of existing slum dwellers while simultaneously planning for new urban growth in a way which ensures future urban residents are not forced to live in slums The sourcebook& rsquo s user-friendly multimedia approach and informal dialogue greatly increase the accessibility of the content as well as the range of topics and information that are covered Totaling over nine hours of modular viewing time the sourcebook will be an essential resource for practitioners policy makers as well as students and academics It contains the latest perspectives on the burning issues and cutting edge approaches to dealing with the problems that afflict the living conditions of hundreds of millions of poor people The sourcebook charts unfamiliar waters in two ways