Area-Based Approaches in Urban Settings: Compendium of Case Studies

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 5/16/2019. This 90-page publication is a pioneering collection of case studies describing area-based approaches to urban challenges (2010-2019), and represents a key output and important milestone of the Urban Settlements Working Group (USWG), by consolidating current practices, identifying common challenges and constraints, and providing operational guidance. Case studies documented are in response to both humanitarian crises and developmental challenges, from a mix of contexts such as rapid onset natural disasters, and include Enhancing Capacity of Disaster Management Agencies, and Disaster Resilient City Development Strategies. (PDF)
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