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For many years, Rio de Janeiro has held the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s most beautiful cities, and at the same time, one of the most dangerous. ... Mostrar mais + This report is the story of Rio’s attempt to break with history and establish a new kind of state presence in its favelas. This report documents how life in the favelas is changing as a result of the Police Pacification Unit (UPP) pacification effort, as seen through the eyes of favela residents themselves. This study used a qualitative, case-study approach and consisted of observations, focus groups, and key informant interviews in four favelas. The study fits into the broader territorial approach to urban and social development that the World Bank has been supporting in both the state and city of Rio de Janeiro, and for which the historical alliance between federal, state and municipal governments in Rio has been crucial. These projects have focused on strengthening planning and management of urban growth in the metropolitan region, promoting the provision of affordable housing with access to infrastructure and service, and supporting the implementation of a targeted, comprehensive social development program for the urban poor. Under the social development agenda, the Bank has been providing support to Social UPP since its design stage, in 2010, through technical assistance services to strengthen social governance and territorially-based monitoring and evaluation. Mostrar menos -

The cities alliance was created in 1999 as a global coalition of cities and their development partners committed to scaling up successful approaches to urban povert... Mostrar mais + y reduction. By promoting the positive effects of urbanization, the alliance supports learning between cities, as well as between cities and governments, international development agencies and financial institutions. The cities alliance mainly focuses on providing technical assistance for projects to upgrade slums. In this respect, the alliance approved in 2001, the project known as Technical and Social Support Project (PATS) with the support of the Italian government and the World Bank. Chapter one aims to give a general idea of the social and geographical situation of the area where the project is being taken forward. It also seeks to draw attention to pre-PATS development initiatives in Alagados where thousands of people living in virtually total poverty and highly insalubrious conditions, occupied stilt shacks perched over stretches of fetid water. Chapter two outlines the general objectives of the PATS project and its modus operandi. It also contains an explanation of how the various working partnerships have progressed over the past few years. Chapter three summarizes the direct results of the project. It refers to the main achievements of the physical and social interventions and to the encouragement of a genuine participatory process in the formulation of an overarching vision. The chapter then deals with the environmental question, the introduction of a monitoring and evaluation system, and the project's success in scaling up the scope of the intervention. Chapter four presents the challenges and lessons learned in the spheres of community participation, shared management, and the building of an international partnership. Finally, this chapter addresses what is probably the most crucial of all the challenges: the contribution of the project intervention to local economic development by helping to generate employment and income for the people living in the very poorest areas. Mostrar menos -