Housing the Urban Poor

With nearly half the world's population now urbanized, cities are increasingly unable to cope. This global review examines the different history and current patterns of slum and squatter settlements in the economically most successful, middle-range and poorest of Third World countries. It also reviews the state of existing policy-oriented research, the strategies necessary in order to improve housing conditions for the very poor, and the possible future of these settlements.

Softcover. English. Zed Books. 1995. ISBN: 1856493601. 417pp. Good condition in softcover. Book No: 50569