Conventional urban planning or master planning almost passed away in the mid 1980s, particularly in developing countries. Many reasons explain this not so sudden “death”: • In terms of process, urban plans were designed by bureaucrats and experts, generally ignoring political and social dynamics...

Planificacion urbana asequible para todos los paises, Habitat Debate, 2004.   Spanish version of "Making City Planning Affordable".

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are the Least Urbanized Countries (LUCs). UN-HABITAT’s State of the World’s Cities Report 2001 clearly established the strong and positive correlation between urbanisation and the level of economic and social development. The poorest countries are generally the...

Habitat Debate March 2004.pdf     This article was published on the occasion of the First Congress of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Paris, May 2004.

Some simple ideas on how to finance slum upgrading and meet the MDG 7 target 11. Article in Habitat Debate, April 2003  pdf (479,2 kB)