strategy
Reducing urban poverty
Synonyms:
Relieving urban fringe povertyEasing conditions of urban poverty
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.Agenda 21 recommends generating employment for the urban poor, particularly women, through provision, improvement and maintenance of urban infrastructure and services and support for economic activities in the informal sector, such as repairs, recycling, services and small commerce.
Facilitated by:
Employing urban poorReducing urban unemploymentIntegrating urban developmentIntegrating social communitiesStudying causes of urban povertyImproving human settlement managementCreating employment in the urban informal sectorImproving services infrastructure in poor urban areas Problems:
Urban povertyUrban slums
Values:
Poverty Subjects:
Society → DisadvantagedAmenities → Urban
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
