Urban Poverty: Characteristics, Causes and Consequences
- ISBN-10
- 1843690845
- ISBN-13
- 9781843690849
- Category
- Poverty
- Pages
- 283
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- IIED
Description
INTRODUCTION working with the Human Settlements Programme at the International Institute for PROPONENTS OF PARTICIPATORY research and development Environment and Development approaches claim that they are dynamic and flexible ways of ...
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