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DeKalb International Food & Music Fest. 2nd Annual on "TLR" with Lillia De Pass

lapass7 wrote 7 months ago: Commissioner Stan Watson and the citizens of DeKalb County, GA do it again! Check out the post repor … more →

Tags: Lillia DePass, LaPass Productions, The LaPass Report, News, Commissioner Stan Watson, Burrell Ellis, Entertainment, Reports, Music

"HEART of ATLANTA" with ROLAND CLARKE2 comments

lapass7 wrote 8 months ago: Check out Roland Clarke’s special report about a growing problem in America…HOMELESSNESS … more →

Tags: Lillia DePass, LaPass Productions, The LaPass Report, Atlanta Georgia, Community, Politics, Roland Clarke, Homelessness, African-Americans

Cities Health and Well-Being

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘With more than half of the world’s population already living in cities, cities affect the health a … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, Urban health, urbanisation, Urban Tools, India, India Urban development, India urban governance, Urban area, China

The State of the World’s Cities

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘The 2010/11 State of the World’s Cities Report, “Bridging the Urban Divide” by the UN-HABITAT high … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, Urban Poverty, poverty studies, urbanisation, Urban Tools, Sustainable Urban Development, urban china, India Urban development, India urban governance

Asian Green City Index

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘The future of Asia is in its cities. Although still one of the less urbanised continents, the shar … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, urbanisation, Urban Tools, Sustainable Urban Development, urban china, India Urban development, Urbanization, Urban area, China

European Green City Index

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘More than one-half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas, but they are blamed for pro … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, urbanisation, Urban Tools, Sustainable Urban Development, India Urban development, European Environment Agency, European Economic Area

Sustainable Urban Infrastructure: London and Munich

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘It is increasingly clear that the battle for environmental sustainability will be won or lost in c … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, urban infrastructure, Urban Planning, urbanisation, Urban Tools, Sustainable Urban Development, Urban area, sustainability, London

Megacity Challenges

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘This report on Megacity challenges looks at the challenges facing megacities in city management an … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, urbanisation, India Urban development, India urban governance, Environment, Energy, megacity, Transport, Transportation

The Role of Cities and Metropolitan Areas in the Global Economy

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘While this general process and pattern of urbanization is well known, we know a great deal less ab … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, Urban Statistics, urbanisation, urban governance, Urban Development, martin prosperity institute

Fiscal and Distributional Implications of Property Tax Reforms in India

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘The property tax is an important local revenue source in many countries, but it is often underused … more →

Tags: urban finance, Property Tax, Urban Tools, India, India Urban development, property tax, Tax, Revenue, Local Government

Competitive Cities: Cluster-Based Local Economic Development

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘Asian cities are the epicentres of rapid economic growth, yet little has been known about the comp … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, Urban Planning, urbanisation, Urban Tools, Economic Development, economic growth, India Urban development, India urban governance, public private partnership

City Development Strategies for Improving Urban Performance

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: “Cities Alliance has brought out guidelines for improving the performance of the cities to sustainab … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, Urban health, Urban Poverty, poverty studies, Sustainable Urban Development, India Urban development, Civil Society, sustainability, Local Government

Urbanisation, Gender and Urban Poverty

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED) and United Nations Population Fund ( … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, Urban Poverty, poverty studies, Urban Statistics, urbanisation, Sustainable Urban Development, urban poverty, Urbanization, Urban Poor

Best Practices on Property Tax Reforms in India

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: ‘‘National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) has brought out a research series on the Best Practices … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, urban finance, Property Tax, urban governance, Urban Development, India, property tax, National Institute of Urban Affairs, Revenue

The State of Asian Cities 2010/11

urbangovernance wrote 11 months ago: “The first report on State of the Asian Cities report is intended as a platform for debate and a han … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, Urban Statistics, urbanisation, Sustainable Urban Development, urban india, urban china, urban governance, Urban Development, Asia

India: Urban Poverty Report 2009

urbangovernance wrote 1 year ago:   “The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA), Government of India in association … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, Urban Poverty, poverty studies, India Urban development, India urban governance, Urban Poor, Poverty - Strategies

Urban Development Experience: India and China1 comment

urbangovernance wrote 1 year ago: “Asian Development Bank (ADB) sponsored workshop on Urban Development Experience of the People’s Rep … more →

Tags: urban china, urban india, Urban Studies, urbanisation, Asian Development Bank, China, India, India Urban development, India urban governance

The Economic Role of Cities

urbangovernance wrote 1 year ago: The World is more urban than rural, and it is urbanizing very fast. Cities are more productive and p … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, urban infrastructure, Urban Planning, urban finance, urbanisation, urbanisation, Economic Development, economic growth, poverty reduction

Urban Issues, Reforms and Way Forward In India

urbangovernance wrote 1 year ago: The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India periodically brin … more →

Tags: Urban Studies, urban infrastructure, urban finance, Urban Statistics, Urban Issues, Urban Reforms, India


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