The Inclusive City: Infrastructure and Public Services for the Urban Poor in Asia

by Aprodicio A. Laquian (Editor)

Getting basic services―housing, transportation, trash disposal, water, and sanitation―poses almost unimaginable challenges to the urban poor of Asia. The Inclusive City provides case studies of how governmental programs attempt to meet these challenges by directly involving the poor themselves in improving their access to urban services through collaborative efforts. Case studies are drawn from the largest cities in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China (including Hong Kong), Indonesia, and the Philippines. Contributors to the book are scholar-practitioners from Asia as well as Australia, Canada, and the United States.

368 pages, Hardcover

First published April 16, 2007

Reviews

[Vivek Patil · Rating 4 out of 5]

The chapters in this book are good to gain the overview of problems faced by the urban poor in South Asia. I liked the last part where all of those challenges are summarized. I also liked that the book has a very honest depiction of socio-political limitations hampering the development processes.