This paper describes the consultation processes in Rufisque that have laid the foundations for a local agenda 21. These consultations have helped to establish new relationships between municipal government, community organisations and the private sector and have encouraged a range of initiatives to address local economic and environmental problems.

One of the most comprehensive works on homelessness globally. Provides a typology and examples of strategies to prevent and combat homelessness. It also includes typologies and characteristics of homeless people (and street children), and a discussion on the concept of homelessness.

Peru, South Africa, Colombia, Uganda, Cuba, Nigeria, Ecuador, India, Turkey
This includes papers on~- Community-level local agenda 21s in Manizales and in Lima.~Land invasion and model house building in Cape Town.~-Information and participation within environmental management.~Addressing children’s needs in urban areas.~Sustainable manufacturing.~Pro-poor urban regeneration.~Partnerships for Local Agenda 21s.~Urban agriculture in Havana and in Nigerian cities.~Waste collection and management in Madras and in Quito.~Local Agenda 21 in Ilo, Peru.~Disaster preparedness in Turkey.~Incorporating gender issues in quality of life research.~~It also includes three papers on participatory tools and methods:~- Research on violence with examples from Colombia and Guatemala.. Indicators for users and suppliers of environmental services. Environmental health information systems

Includes: ~case studies of innovative local agenda 21s in Manizales (Colombia) and Chimbote (Peru) and of a Peru-wide programme to support local agenda 21s in many Peruvian cities ~A review of 'localizing agenda 21' programmes in Nakuru (Kenya), Essaouira (Morocco) and Vinh City (Vietnam). ~Measures to avoid anti-poor solutions to Mumbai's transport problems ~An overview of how urban agriculture has changed over time in and around Mexico City and the economic and ecological advantages it provides ~The environmental impact of the city of Bamenda's rapid growth in Cameroon ~Innovative waste management in Manila (working with the waste-pickers) and in Cotonou (Benin) ~A critical review of the concept of 'sustainability'. ~An analysis of how the military and the 'population control' lobby mis-represent the causes of environmental degradation to justify their roles and a critical review of the management of urban services in Buenos Aires, over the last century and a case study on street homelessness in Johannesburg.

Most of the Third World's urban population either lives in or depends on small and intermediate sized urban centres for access to goods, services and markets. Yet most urban research has concentrated on large cities. In response to the increasing interest shown by governments in special programmes for intermediate size cities, this book seeks to provide a better understanding of how economic, social and political forces shape urban systems and thus affect the development prospects of small and intermediate size urban centres. Five chapters report on the findings of empirical studies on the role of small and intermediate size urban centres in regions in Argentina, the Sudan, Nigeria and North and South India. There are also chapters reviewing the literature on this subject and reviewing the scale and nature of government policies towards smaller urban centres.