Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Strengthening Urban Management

International Perspectives and Issues

  • Book
  • © 1985

Overview

Editors:
  1. Thomas L. Blair

    1. Habitat Forum, Faculty of the Environment, The Polytechnic of Central London, London, England

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

Part of the book series: Urban Innovation Abroad (UIA)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Need and Reality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Introduction

      • Thomas L. Blair
      Pages 3-8

    3. Some Trends in Housing Improvement in Sweden and Third World Cities

      • Hans Wohlin
      Pages 9-19

    4. Some Views on Housing and Local Government from Africa South

      • G. M. Pelekamayo, J. C. B. Taylor
      Pages 20-28

    5. Kampung Improvement and Urban Development Programs in Bandung

      • H. Husen Wangsaatmadja
      Pages 29-36

    6. Integral Plans: An Experience with Public Participation and Housing in Venezuela

      • Alba Illaramendi
      Pages 37-48

    7. Jakarta’s Traffic and Transportation

      • Thomas L. Blair
      Pages 49-64

    8. Local Revenue in Austria

      • Leopold Gratz
      Pages 65-71

    9. Revenue of the City of Osaka: Its Structures and Problems

      • Yasushi Oshima
      Pages 72-130

  3. Education and Training

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Introduction

      • Thomas L. Blair
      Pages 133-135

    3. Training of Local Government Personnel in Africa

      • The Secretariat
      Pages 136-144

    4. Training and Education for Urban Management

      • J. O. Kayila
      Pages 145-164

    5. Some Training Misconceptions in Third World Countries

      • H. J. Nyamu
      Pages 165-177

    6. Local Government Training Needs in Latin America

      • Diogo Lordello de Mello
      Pages 178-193

    7. Education for Habitat

      • Thomas L. Blair
      Pages 194-215

  4. Managing Cities in a Human Settlements Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Introduction

      • Thomas L. Blair
      Pages 219-220

    3. Developing Settlements for People

      • Ralph R. Widner
      Pages 221-271
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

Managing cities and providing housing, essential infra­ structure and public services in an era of great pressures on municipal resources are challenging domestic issues in all parts of the world. Increasingly, city administrators and local government authorities in developing countries and western industrial nations are seeking to share experiences and exchange information in a search for solutions. This highly informative volume attempts to meet this critical need and to aid development cooperation among municipalities. Strengthening Urban Management presents the practical problems and approaches to the provision of housing, trans­ portation, and the mobilization of the requisite finance and manpower for local government in contrasting urban situ­ ations. It draws upon selected papers contributed to inter­ national meetings and world congresses sponsored by the International Union of Local Authorities, The Hague, Netherlands. Subject areas are illustrated in city examples given by mayors, administrators and planners from Lusaka, Harare, Nairobi, Osaka. Jakarta. Bandung. Vienna, Stockholm, Caracas, and Rio de Janeiro. Theme introductions and contributions from leading international and national agencies highlight Hie important role and grave difficulties facing local government in urban management and planning.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Habitat Forum, Faculty of the Environment, The Polytechnic of Central London, London, England

    Thomas L. Blair

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Strengthening Urban Management

  • Book Subtitle: International Perspectives and Issues

  • Editors: Thomas L. Blair

  • Series Title: Urban Innovation Abroad

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7586-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-7588-3Published: 26 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-7586-9Published: 08 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 358

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation