A world more urban...The world is undergoing massive urbanization; and is projected to increase from three to over four billion city dwellers; mostly in the developing world; within 15 years. This historic shift is producing dramatic effects on human well-being and the environment....but less poorUnplanned shanty-towns without basic services are not an inevitable consequence of urbanization and slums are not explained by poverty alone. Urban misery also stems from misguided policies; inappropriate legal frameworks; dysfunctional markets; poor governance; and not least; lack of political will.Urbanization and economic development go hand-in-hand and the productivity of the urban economy can and should benefit everyone. Living conditions for the urban poor can be dramatically improved with proper solutions; backed by decisive; concerted action.More Urban - Less Poor brings order to the complex and important field of urban development in developing and transitional countries. Written in an accessible style; the book examines how cities grow; their economic development; urban poverty; housing and environmental problems. It also examines how to face these challenges through governance and management of urban growth; the finance and delivery of services; and finding a role for development cooperation. This is essential reading for development professionals; researchers; students and others working on any facet of urban development and management in our rapidly urbanizing world. Published with SIDA
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good book. not for the novice. Some great patterns/ideas but needed more info. especially about the basics.By Aspiring Artist and DesignerI am actually a knitter. but I also make felted hits and purses. I knit them up and then felt in the washing machine. While this book shows leather works. it can easily translate over to the knitter. But. this book is NOT for the beginner and you should have a good knowledge as this book does not give you the ABCs. Though it does have lots of cool designs and not those old patterns that no one will want. I like this book so I give it 3 stars as I think they could have included a lot more info since it professes to be a "101" course.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Does not live up to the titleBy David HenryI ordered this book to use as a textbook in a college fashion accessory design class and thought it would be perfect. Lovely pictures. good examples of designer bags. the samples were all in natural canvas which made it easy to see and the first section was a good start for the anatomy of bags and different types of bags. But alas. the patterns were a disaster - no placement markings. no dimensions. missing steps and just plain wrong instructions. Obviously no proofreading or testing was done prior to publication. Extremely frustrating even for competent 3rd year fashion design students - made them question the validity of all the rest of the information in the book. A real shame. because this could have been an absolutely fantastic textbook; hope it gets corrected. reprinted and then it really would be worthy of the title "Handbag Designer 101".1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Waste of moneyBy Lisa Annactual patterns not included and not clear that you have to enlarge patterns beforehand. poorly written
