Slum Upgrading and Participation

This volume explores the strong link between community participation and project impact in slum upgrading and housing initiatives. It intends to help local policymakers, officials, and practitioners identify policies, procedures, and program investment strategies that are appropriate to the local context as they design and manage urban upgrading and shelter projects. It provides a conceptual framework and examines the key issues of process in this sector, including case studies from Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Peru.