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A MULTI-SECTORAL APPROACH TO DECENT WORK IN THE URBAN ECONOMY This leaflet is about decent work in urban areas. It explains the relevance of a sectoral approach to labour-related challenges in the urban economy and presents the specific contribution of the Sectoral Activities Department of the ILO.
URBAN LABOUR NETWORK Urban Labour Network is a global knowledge sharing network with a specific focus on the role of labour in urban development. It is designed to serve as a venue for bringing together practitioners, researchers, policy-makers and other interested actors (across the board, from developed to developing countries) to exchange ideas and information, post comments and articles, inform about relevant events such as seminars, conferences, and forums, and eventually promote further knowledge on the topic of urban labour.
United Cities and Local Governments :: UCLG United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) represents and defends the interests of local governments on the world stage, regardless of the size of the communities they serve. UCLG’s members include individual cities and national associations of local governments, which represent all the cities and local governments in a single country. Its membership includes over 1,000 cities across 95 countries and 112 Local Government Associations (LGAs). UCLG joined the Cities Alliance in 2000.
Reducing Urban Poverty: A New Generation of Ideas Recognizing a need to develop and strengthen urban-focused practitioner and policy-making ties with academia, and disseminate evidence-based development programming, the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project, USAID’s Urban Programs Team, the International Housing Coalition, the World Bank, and Cities Alliance teamed up to co-sponsor an academic paper competition for graduate students studying urban issues. The first competition took place in the months leading up to the 5th World Urban Forum, held in Rio de Janeiro in March 2010. This publication marks the second annual academic paper competition. These papers highlight the new research and innovative thinking of the next generation of urban planners, practitioners, and policy-makers.
Fixing Failing Cities – Transforming Glasgow and Other Cities A PPT presentation by Professor Stuart Gulliver given at the IDB on the urban recovery process in Glasgow, Scotland
Urban Renewal and Development project in Valparaiso :: IDB The Program has the objective of supporting the economic reactivation of Valparaiso city for the benefit of its population, by financing activities directed towards: (i) the restoration and preservation of the cultural heritage of the city, as well (ii) enabling the city to make the best use its advantageous characteristics, such as its seaside location and the presence of a large number of important universities.
From the depths of an African shantytown, a nascent youth employment movement grows In Africa’s second largest slum, youth unemployment is sky high. But cooperative projects are helping youth find work and slowly lift themselves out of poverty through such projects as raising food in community gardens, processing waste for bio-fuel or providing improved sanitation. Journalist Anne Holmes reports on how this emerging economic revival is making a small but significant dent in a major ongoing challenge.
DEL: Manuel pour l'élaboration et la mise en oeuvre des stratégies et des plans d'action Élaboré pour constituer une ressource devant aider les villes à élaborer leurs stratégies de déve- loppement économique local, ce Manuel a été rédigé pour des villes ou des agglomérations qui n’ont pas encore pratiqué le DEL et souhaitent aider leur économie locale à croître. Il cherche à permettre aux villes, aux praticiens, aux entreprises et aux populations intéressées de comprendre ce qu’est le DEL et pourquoi et comment il est mis en œuvre. Il présente les étapes par lesquelles il faut passer pour lancer un processus de planification du développement économique local. Il a été élaboré à partir des meilleures pratiques recensées dans un certain nombre de pays en déve- loppement et d’économies en transition ainsi qu’en Amérique du Nord et dans l’Union euro- péenne. Il donne des exemples de bonne pratique en matière d’élaboration et d’exécution de la stratégie de planification du DEL et s’appuie sur les leçons tirées des expériences vécues dans le réseau de développement économique local Cities of Change ainsi que des expériences d’autres programmes mis en œuvre dans diverses parties du monde. Nous espérons qu’il éclairera les complexités de la planification stratégique du développement économique local et permettra de les comprendre.
Labour oriented participation in municipalities: How decentralized social dialogue can benefit the urban economy and its sectors With the continuous trend towards decentralization, a growing number of local authorities and/or other urban actors have engaged in labour-related participation. Yet, there is a need to analyse what has been done, to contrast the labour-related experiences with participatory experiences in other fields (sanitation, housing, etc.) as well as to analyse the value-added of a labour-related approach. These are issues addressed by this paper.
Approaching architectures in Sao Paulo: choosing a sustainable city redevelopment model URBAN PLANET • EXPLOSION OF THE MEGACITIES • SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS A COMMOM GOAL GREEN-TECH REVOLUTION • GREEN CITIES_MOBILITY • GREEN CITIES_DENSITIES • GREEN CITIES_ENERGY • GREEN CITIES_HOUSING • GREEN CITIES_SOCIO-DIVERSITY • GREEN CITIES_GREENING • GREEN CITIES_BIKING • GREEN CITIES_REACTIVATING THE VOIDS • GREEN CITIES_MASSIVE CHANGE DESIGN • GREEN CITIES_INDUSTRIALIZATION CONSTRUCTION • SAO PAULO_URBAN REDEVELOPMENT APPROACHES
The Interaction between Local Employment Development and Corporate Social Responsibility
Realising Urban Potential: Are donors keeping pace with rapid urbanisation? For the first time in history, more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas. Urbanisation is taking place on a massive scale in low- and middle-income nations, and around 60% of the worls's people are expected to be living in cities in 2030. Urbanisation is characterised by the massive expansion of informal settlements and strains on existing urban work, land, services and infrastructure. For example, the number of people living in slums has doubled in India in the past 20 years and is now greater than the entire population of Britain. The ODI is commited to investigate the linkages between social inclusion, urbanisation and economic growth. Here you may find a sample of these and the link to their special blog page.
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