THE CHALLENGE: MAKING CITIES WORK FOR THEIR RESIDENTS AND FOR THE NATION

Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute, Columbia University (live via video link up). Download speech: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (40k) Jorge Wilheim, Planning Secretary, Municipality of São Paulo. Presentation: Negotiating A New Social Contract in the Urban Archipelago.  Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (25.2 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (4.73 MB) Solomon Benjamin, Independent Researcher and Consultant, Bangalore. Presentation: Thinking Urban: Poverty, Economies, and Politics in Contested Terrain.  Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (1.59 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (2.34 MB)

SESSION I: ASSESSING URBAN GROWTH AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS

Urban Population Growth, Concentration and Dispersion - Implications of Different City Systems Barney Cohen, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Population.  Presentation: Cities Transformed: The Dynamics of Demographic Change in Developing Countries. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (2.19 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (2.69 MB) Mario Polese, INRS-University of Quebec.  Presentation: Connecting Cities with Macroeconomic Concerns. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (6.60 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (247 KB) Rosendo Pujol, University of Costa Rica.  Presentation: Improving the Costa Rican Urban System.

Labor Migration Quentin Wodon, World Bank.  Presentation: Measuring the gains from internal migration: Preliminary results for Latin American countries. Le Bach Duong, Vietnam National Center for Social Sciences & Humanities.  Presentation: Towards Urban and Migration Policies for Poverty Reduction. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (61 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (237 KB) Lindsay Lowell, Pew Hispanic Center.  Presentation: International Migration of Highly Skilled Persons. John Harris, Boston University Presentation: Labor Migration. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (26 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (8.91 KB)

Measuring and Assessing Poverty in Urban Areas Diana Mitlin, IIED.  Presentation: Why the Scale and Nature of Urban Poverty are Underestimated. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (24.5 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (6.72 KB) Paper: How the Scale and Nature of Urban Poverty are Under-Estimated - The Limitations of the US$ 1 a day Poverty Line. Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (137 KB) Monica Orozco, Oportunidades, México.  Presentation: Targeting of Urban Poverty Programs in Mexico. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (1.05 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (934 KB) Mireille Razafindrakoto, DIAL. Presentation: Urban Dynamics and Its Impact on Household Living Conditions. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (443 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (210 KB)

Trends in Urban Poverty - Causal and Risk Factors Janice Perlman, Trinity College. Presentation: Marginality: From Myth to Reality; Favelas of Rio de Janeiro (1969-2002). Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (35.8  MB)   Adobe Acrobat / PDF (6.36 MB) Paper: The Metamorphosis Of Marginality: The Favelas Of Rio De Jainero: 1969-2002.  Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (19 KB) Harris Selod, Groupe de Recherches sur les Aspects Spatiaux des Phenomenes Economiques.  Presentation: Fighting Poverty in Segregated Cities: The Case of South Africa. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (587 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.26 MB) Paper: Private versus Public Schools in Post-Apartheid South African Cities: Theory and Policy Implications. Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (464 KB) Philip Amis, University of Birmingham.  Presentation: Chronic Urban Poverty in India. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (60 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.23 MB)

SESSION II: CREATING INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS THAT MATCH THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF PROBLEMS

Fiscal Decentralization and Intergovernmental Relations A.H.J. Helmsing, ISS Netherlands.  Presentation: Decentralization, Enablement, and Local Governance. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (101 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (142 KB) Luiz de Mello, International Monetary Fund.  Presentation: Fiscal Decentralization and Poverty Reduction in Brazil. Jeanne Wolfe, McGill University.  Presentation: Metropolitan Governance: What do We Need to Know? Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (37 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (15.8 KB)

Incentives for Good Governance Nick Devas, University of Birmingham.  Presentation: Urban Governance, Partnerships and Poverty: A Study of 10 Cities in the South Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (35 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (26 KB)  Udesh Pillay, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria.  Paper: Towards Alternative Conceptions of Local Economic Reform: The Case of South Africa.  Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (70.1 KB) Cid Blanco, Municipality of Santo Andre.  Presentation: Citizen Participation and Social Inclusion Procedures in Santo André, Brazil: Participatory Budgeting and City of the Future Project. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (1.18 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (282 KB) Paper: Participatory Budgeting in the Municipality of Santo André, Brazil: The Challenges in Linking Short-Term Action and Long-Term Strategic Planning. Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.31 MB)

Strategic Planning, Capacity Building and Learning Susan Parnell, University of Cape Town.  Presentation: Making City Strategies Pro-Poor: Johannesburg.  Paper: Poverty Reduction in City Development Strategies: The case of Johannesburg, 1999-2001. Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (32.2 KB) Alex Brillantes, University of the Philippines. Presentation: Local Productivity Performance Measurement System. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (258 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (200 KB)  Marina Cacace and Alfonso Alfonsi, CERFE.  Presentation: The Future of Glocalization in World Development. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (129 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (49.5 KB)

Planning Tools and Technologies for Urban Management Stephen Sheppard, Williams College.  Presentation: Urban Growth in San Salvador: Interpreting Satellite Imagery and Policy Change. Pratima Joshi, Shelter Associates.  Presentation: Surveying and Mapping Pune and Sangli Slums on a GIS. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (3.91 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (4.54 MB) Nolberto Munier, TEAMIC International.  Presentation: SIMUS (Sequential Interactive Model for Urban Sustainability). Paper:  A Tool To Develop Basic Urban Infrastructure.                       Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (25.9 KB)                       Community Infrastructure Upgrading for Ghana.                       Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (10.5 KB)

SESSION III: REDUCING URBAN POVERTY AND RAISING WELFARE THROUGH ACCESS TO ASSETS

Income Poverty and Financial Security Andre Urani, City of Rio de Janiero.  Presentation: Evaluating Employment Generation Programs. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (1.57 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (3.21 MB)  Nigel Harris, University College London. Giok-Ling Ooi, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore.  Presentation: Urban Poverty and The Role of Social Policies. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (78 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (30.9 KB)

Health and Urban Poverty  T.R. Dilip, CEHAT, Mumbai.  Presentation: Linkages Between Incidence of Non-Fatal Health Outcomes in a Household and Poverty in Urban India Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (175 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (36 KB)  Paper: Incidence of Non-Fatal Health Outcomes and Debt in Urban India. Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (79.5 KB)  Alex Ezeh, African Population & Health Research Centre.  Presentation: Demographic and Health Profile of The Urban Poor - Nairobi, Kenya. Richard Tomlinson, University of the Witwatersrand.  Presentation: The Impact of HIV/Aids on The Demand for Shelter and Services. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (36.5 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (27.5 KB)

Access to Secure Tenure and Developed Land Jean Lanjouw, Brookings Institute.  Presentation: Formal and Informal Property Rights in Urban Ecuador. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (76 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (650 KB)  Tasneem Siddiqui, Katchi Abadi Authority.  Presentation: Incremental Land and Housing Development in Pakistan. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (31.7 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (4.52 MB) Carol Rakodi, University of Birmingham.  Presentation: Informal Land Development Processes in Six African Cities. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (49.5 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (22.9 KB)

Housing and Related Basic Services Elena Klepikova, Delta Credit, Moscow.  Presentation: Developing Housing Markets in Russia. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (450 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (705 KB)  Neil MacLeod, Durban Metrowater.  Presentation: Extending Service to Low-Income Users. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (9.09 MB)   Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.47 MB)  Warren Brown, ACCION.  Presentation: Housing Microfinance. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (1.29 MB)   Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.37 MB)

SESSION IV: PROMOTING A CLEAN, SAFE AND SPATIALLY INCLUSIVE CITY - ENHANCING POSITIVE AND REDUCING NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES

Public Environmental Goods Gordon McGranahan, IIED.  Presentation: Water Resource Management and Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (355 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (182 KB)  Djillali Benouar, University of Bab Ezzouar (USTHB).  Presentation & Paper: The Need for an Integrated Disaster Management Strategy Towards Poverty Reduction: Algiers Case Study. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (45 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (20.8 KB)  Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (88 KB)  Kiran Pandey, World Bank.  Presentation: Comparative Pollution Across Cities. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (1.29 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.05 MB)

Integrating Transport and Land Use Planning to Ensure Accessibility Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley.  Presentation: Contrasting Models of Urban Transport Development. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (1.23 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.77 MB) Amal Kumarage, University of Moratuwa.  Presentation and Paper: Access Problems of the Urban Poor in Sri Lanka.  Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (1.35 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.68 MB)  Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (137 KB) Ali S. Huzayyin, University of Cairo.  Presentation & Paper: Urban Transport Institutional Reform for Developing Countries, Realistic Views. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (230 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (168 KB) Download paper: Adobe Acrobat / PDF (20 KB)

Meeting Both Social and Private Goals Through Land Market Development Annette Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Presentation: Urban Land Development and Management in Transition Economies: The Case of Ho Chi Minh City. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (3.28 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (3.05 MB)  Jan Brueckner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Presentation: Should LDCs Fight Urban Sprawl? Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (29 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (15.5 KB)  David Dowall, University of California, Berkeley.  Presentation: Land Markets: The Case of Brazil. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (41.5 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (15.2 KB)

Risks of Social Exclusion and Inequality - Crime, Violence and Social Disintegration Jo Beall, London School of Economics.  Presentation: Social Exclusion, Social Capital and Rights. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (2.39 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.86 MB)  Caroline Moser, Overseas Development Institute.  Presentation: Violence, Fear and Insecurity in Urban Latin America.  Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (466 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (9.14 MB)  Kate Schecter, American International Health Alliance.  Presentation: Social Cohension in Russia. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (80.5 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (1.5 MB)

RAPPORTEURS

Session 1 groups: Assessing Economic Growth and Its EconomiC Implications Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (140 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (434 KB)  Session 2 groups: Session 3 groups: Reducing Urban Poverty and Raising Welfare Through Access to Assets Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (34.5 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (21.5 KB)  Session 4 groups: Promoting a Clean, Safe and Spatially Inclusive City - Enhancing Positive and Reducing Negative Externalities Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (19 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (9.96 KB)

CONCLUDING PANEL

Richard Stren, University of Toronto. James Garrett, International Food Policy Research Institute. Presentation: Considerations on Urban Research: Priorities and Partnerships. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (3.27 MB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (765 KB)  Pelle Persson, SIDA. Presentation: Urban Development for Poverty Reduction. Towards a Research Agenda. Download presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (556 KB)    Adobe Acrobat / PDF (355 KB)  Mila Freire, World Bank.