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Local governance practices in so-called 'informal' urban neighbourhoods.
Vergleichende Untersuchung in Kairo, Kathmandu und Ulaanbaatar
Comparative investigation in Cairo, Kathmandu, and Ulaanbaatar
The problem of rapid urbanisation and associated poverty is not new, but many people in urban areas around the globe, especially in countries of the South, still live under abject conditions. The inhabitants of these ‘underserved’ settlements do not always accept their circumstances; instead, they fight for improvements in their living conditions and organise themselves when the public institutions cannot fulfil their responsibility. Such ‘self-provisioning’ processes are initiated by the inhabitants to improve physical, social, educational and health aspects. But also official improvement programmes were launched by various institutions to improve the living standards of these settlements. Many programmes have, to varying degrees, brought together local governments, non-governmental organisations and grassroots initiatives from the local neighbourhoods themselves. The work deals with the development of self-provisioning neighbourhoods in Cairo, Kathmandu and Ulaanbaatar in general, and the urban patterns of their settlements in detail, examining their characteristics and development processes. The aim of this study is to find links between the development of different types of self-provisioning urban settlements in metropolises of the South, and the improvement efforts of their residents with respect to their forms of local governance. This overrides the myths of informality by highlighting the role of the various institutions in the process of so-called ‘informal’ neighbourhood development. This study examines the correlations between the types of negotiation and the various actors and conditions as part of local governance. Emphasis is placed on the negotiation between the residents, public institutions, and non-governmental organisations.
Local governance practices in so-called 'informal' urban neighbourhoods.
Vergleichende Untersuchung in Kairo, Kathmandu und Ulaanbaatar
Comparative investigation in Cairo, Kathmandu, and Ulaanbaatar
The problem of rapid urbanisation and associated poverty is not new, but many people in urban areas around the globe, especially in countries of the South, still live under abject conditions. The inhabitants of these ‘underserved’ settlements do not always accept their circumstances; instead, they fight for improvements in their living conditions and organise themselves when the public institutions cannot fulfil their responsibility. Such ‘self-provisioning’ processes are initiated by the inhabitants to improve physical, social, educational and health aspects. But also official improvement programmes were launched by various institutions to improve the living standards of these settlements. Many programmes have, to varying degrees, brought together local governments, non-governmental organisations and grassroots initiatives from the local neighbourhoods themselves. The work deals with the development of self-provisioning neighbourhoods in Cairo, Kathmandu and Ulaanbaatar in general, and the urban patterns of their settlements in detail, examining their characteristics and development processes. The aim of this study is to find links between the development of different types of self-provisioning urban settlements in metropolises of the South, and the improvement efforts of their residents with respect to their forms of local governance. This overrides the myths of informality by highlighting the role of the various institutions in the process of so-called ‘informal’ neighbourhood development. This study examines the correlations between the types of negotiation and the various actors and conditions as part of local governance. Emphasis is placed on the negotiation between the residents, public institutions, and non-governmental organisations.
Local governance practices in so-called 'informal' urban neighbourhoods.
Vergleichende Untersuchung in Kairo, Kathmandu und Ulaanbaatar
Comparative investigation in Cairo, Kathmandu, and Ulaanbaatar
Lokale Governance Praktiken in sogenannten informellen städtischen Nachbarschaften
Kummel, Olivia (author)
2017
Miscellaneous
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
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