strategy
Improving services infrastructure in poor urban areas
Synonyms:
Improving services for urban slum dwellersProviding services in informal towns
Providing services in shanty towns
Claim:
There should be international information exchange so as to ensure widespread recognition among sector professionals of the availability and benefits of appropriate low-cost technology. Public-awareness campaigns should include components to overcome user resistance to second-class services by emphasizing the benefits of reliability and sustainability. Broader:
ImprovingProviding servicesFocusing on the urban poorProviding the poor with servicesUpgrading settlements and urban slumsImproving public utilities in urban areasEnabling affordable environmental infrastructure for the poorUsing integrated approaches to environmental infrastructure in informal settlements Narrower:
Developing sanitation for low-income city areasExtending waste management services to the unserved urban poor Facilitated by:
Planning citiesSupporting community based programmes for the poorAdvancing integrated employment-linked shelter deliveryRecovering costs of urban infrastructure and services to high income areas Values:
Poverty References:
Gilbert, A G and Gugler, J: Cities, Poverty and Development: urbanization in the third world Subjects:
Society → DisadvantagedSocial Activity → Services
Amenities → Urban
Amenities → Towns
Amenities → Slums, encampments
Amenities → Housing, tenants
Industry → Utilities
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
