| Enhancing Urban Safety and Security: Global Report on Human Settlements 2007 Contributor(s): Un-Habitat (Author) |
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ISBN: 184407479X ISBN-13: 9781844074792 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 Annotation: The Global Report on Human Settlements is the most authoritative and up-to-date assessment of conditions and trends in the world's cities. It is an essential tool and reference for researchers, academics, public authorities and civil society organizations around the world.The 2007 Global Report is devoted to three major dimensions of urban safety and security: crime and violence; security of tenure and protection against forced eviction; and natural and human-made disasters. The report focuses on appropriate urban planning and management methods designed to: (i) reduce the incidence and impacts of crime and violence; (ii) reduce the incidence and consequences of tenure insecurity (including forced evictions), with respect to both shelter and informal sector enterprises; and (iii) mitigate the impacts of disasters (both natural and human-made). The volume is essential reading for all professionals and researchers in the relevant fields and a valuable resource for teachers and students of urban development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Housing & Urban Development - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 307.76 |
| LCCN: 2007023425 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 8.2" W x 11.23" (2.74 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Enhancing Urban Safety and Security addresses three major threats to the safety and security of cities: crime and violence; insecurity of tenure and forced evictions; and natural and human-made disasters. It analyses worldwide trends with respect to each of these threats, paying particular attention to their underlying causes and impacts, as well as to the good policies and best practices that have been adopted at the city, national and international levels in order to address these threats. The report adopts a human security perspective, concerned with the safety and security of people rather than of states, and highlights issues that can be addressed through appropriate urban policy, planning, design and governance. |