Urban Management

G. SHABBIR CHEEMA is Principal Technical Advisor, Urban Management and Human Settlements, United Nations Development Progamme, New York. He received his Ph.D. in 1973 from the University of Hawaii. Before joining UNDP in 1989, he was a member of the senior staff of the United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan. Dr. Cheema has taught at Government College, Pakistan, University of Science, Malaysia, and the University of Hawaii. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of twelve books including, Urban Shelter and Services (Praeger, 1987).

• Preface The Challenge of Urban Management: Some Issues by G. Shabbir Cheema Urbanization Process and Strategies Global Urbanization: Challenges and the Transfer of Innovations by Janice E. Perlman Problems of Metropolitan Management in Asia by Harry W. Richardson Urbanization and Urban Development Strategies in East Africa by R. A. Obudho Urban Management Issues: Comparative Analysis Housing Policies: A Review of Changing Government Attitudes and Responses to City Housing Problems in the Third World by Jorge E. Hardoy and David Satterthwaite Technological and Organizational Issues in the Design of Information Systems for Urban Management in Developing Countries by Ian Masser Managing the Urban Informal Sector: A New Challenge for Developing Countries by Om Prakash Mathur Water, Sanitation, and Resource Mobilization: Expanding the Range of Choice by Mark A. Ridgley The Urban Development Sector: A Case for a National Urban Investment Program by Ved Prakash assisted by Victor Brusi Country Case Studies Resource Mobilization Strategies for Urban Development in Brazil by Diogo Lordello de Mello How Do Nigerian Manufacturers Cope with Infrastructural Deficiencies? Private Alternatives for Public Provisions by Kyu Sik Lee Information Systems for Urban Management: The Concept and Reality in Malaysia by Johari Mat The Role of the Informal Sector in Providing Urban Employment and Housing in Mexico by Martha Schteingart References Index