Policies for friendly cities: the need for a new approach by governments and the donor community

Friendly City 4 'From Research to Implementation For Better Sustainability'

地球科学;经济学

Puccioni, V.^1

Dr. Architect -International Consultant, Via di Parga 33, Pontassieve, Italy^1

关键词: Economic development;    Emerging economies;    Essential services;    Informal sector;    Natural disasters;    New approaches;    Two-step approach;    Urban population;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/126/1/012194/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/126/1/012194

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Since the 1990s, the major issues in the world's cities of Developing and Emerging Economy Countries have in some few cases improved in terms of the percentage of urban population living without appropriate housing and access to essential services- but in terms of numbers such population has severely increased. The theory by which economic development would automatically produce a trickle down effect that would take care of the needs of the poor has proved ineffective, and while the middle-lower classes have seen their lot improved, the lowest income groups are more destitute then ever- and more and more vulnerable to natural disasters. The approach of Governments and the donor community needs to be radically revisited, with a new urban policy agenda that should put emphasis on support to the lowest income groups, and relying on the informal sector as the main actor in implementing such support. The impacts of Climate Change and the increased frequency and severity of natural catastrophes also call for such a revised approach. The two-step approach to interventions in disasters situations - i.e. providing temporary shelters and only subsequently reconstructing homes- is ineffective and wasteful.