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Shows the active participation of women - the Women’s Caucus - in the 1996 UN Conference on Human Settlemsnts (Habitat II) and describes the women’s efforts to ensure that the Habitat Agenda include a...
Dr Louise Gentle, Nottingham Trent University, examines James Hill’s classic Born Free and its enduring influence on the teaching of higher education wildlife conservation. About the Author: Dr Louise...
With over half the entire population living in towns and cities for the first time in history, the UN Conference on Human Settlements, Habitat II, was held in Istanbul in June 1996 to celebrate a new human...
Given that cities share in common crises that endanger the sustainability of our habitat, looks at the lives of ordinary families and describes the deteriorating urban environment in four cities: Chenni,...
Shows the beetle moving about its habitat, and a variety of other animals which belong to the same habitat. Examples of cryptic colouration, distracting eye spot, lacewing laying eggs on stalk, protective...
Examines post-war disaster management in Angola, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Rwanda and Somalia. Shows how cities have been reduced to rubble can be rebuilt through partnership. These case studies illustrate how...
The urban expansion of Nakuru in Kenya, unless designed carefully, could threaten the animals in the neighbouring national park, including the flamingoes of Lake Nakuru. As part of its Localising Agenda 21...
Hopes for an ecologically sustainable future often rest on on the micro-management policies of local authorities. To help Localise Agenda 21, UNCHS(Habitat) is working with the local authority of Essaouira,...
Looks at a recycling initiative in Mukuru, a slum on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, where a group of former scavengers have formed the Mukuru Recycling Centre. The scavengers collect waste, separate it,...
Shows how municipal authorities in Katowice, Poland, have joined forces with the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) to look at ways of improving health conditions and making it a more...
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