Collaborative Governance in Cities and Communities of the Western Visayas Stories from 15 Years of Philippines-Canada Cooperation

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Urban centres in the Asia-Pacific region are rapidly growing. While it took London 130 years to grow from a population of 1 million to 8 million, Bangkok took only 45 years, Dhaka 37 years and Seoul only 25 years. According to the UN Habitat, by 2020, two-thirds of the urban population in Southeast Asia will live in only five mega urban regions, with Manila tying with Bangkok in the second slot of having the largest population by that time.

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Urban Indicators Guidelines :Monitoring the Habitat Agenda and the Millennium Development Goals Read more »

Nowhere is the urban challenge more starkly evident than in Asia. Many cities lack data and information on urban conditions and trends, which has undermined their ability to understand and manage the complex forces of urban growth and change.

The 460-page Cities Data Book explores the theory, development and application of urban indicator systems for improved urban management and performance measurement, and presents the findings from a pilot exercise undertaken in 18 cities in the Asia and Pacific region. The book provides a detailed approach to applying the policy-based urban indicator system in other cities for improved urban management. Read more »

Urban Partnerships Program-Philippines (UPP-Philippines) Leadership Series.

Download UPPP’s Leadership Series, a learning tool for policy makers to promote understanding of pressing urban issues and encourage policy actions for urban sustainability.

Leadership Series No. 10: Bioregional planning
Leadership Series No. 9: Furnishing the Streets
Leadership Series No. 8: When Public Becomes Private
Leadership Series No. 7: Spokes in the City
Leadership Series No. 6: Urban Waterfronts: The Wave of the Future
Leadership Series No. 5: Breaking Free From the Concrete Prison
Leadership Series No. 4: Walking into a Greener Future
Leadership Series No. 3: The Gospel of Bioregionalism
Leadership Series No. 2: The Evolution of the Jeepney and Transit in Metro Iloilo
Leadership Series No. 1: The New Public Realm and the Sustainable City

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