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Category 1: Shelter,
Infrastructure and Neighbourhood Regeneration
Africa
1. Peri-Urban Upgrading Programme in Sambizanga, Angola, Africa
2. Successful Institutionalisation of Community-based Development
in the Commune of Adjame, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
3. An Integrated Rural Development Program to Improve the Quality
of Life of Women and their Families in Kibwezi, Kenya
4. Mbati Women's Groups and Shelter Improvement in Nyeri District,
Kenya
5. Reduction and Prevention of Crime in Kisumu, Kenya
6. Tanzania-Bondeni Community Land Trust (CLT) Project, Kenya
7. Lesotho Urban Upgrading Project (LUUP), Mafeteng and Teyateyaneng,
Lesotho
8. Low-Cost Housing in Malawi
9. Piped Supplies for Small Communities in Malawi Urban Areas
10. Community-Based Refuse Collection and Recycling, Municipality
of Rufisque, Senegal
11. Upgrading and Legalization of Squatter Settlements in Senegal
12. Mobilising the Community to Upgrade and Construct their Own
Infrastructure and Amenities, Soweto, South Africa
13. Urban Poverty Reduction through Sustainable Development: The
Katwe Case, Uganda
Arab States
14. East Wehdat Upgrading Site Project, Amman, Jordan
15. Planning and Participatory Strategies for Sustainable Development
and Capacity Building Approach in Aqaba, Jordan
16. Shelter Upgrading in Agadir, Morocco
17. Improving the Living Environment for Low-Income Households in
Saudi Arabia
Asia and Pacific
18. Leveraging Public and Private Sector Resources for Housing,
Hong Kong
19. Xin Xing Housing Cooperative of Da Xing County, Beijing, China
20. A Woman's Self-Help Organization for Poverty Alleviation in
India: The Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Bank
21. Gender-Sensitive Approach to Shelter Issues of the Urban Poor:
The Work of SPARC, India
22. Cost-Effective and Appropriate Sanitation Systems: The Case
of Sulabh International, India
23. Cost-Effective, Environmentally-Friendly (CEEF) Shelter Development
Strategy: The Nirmithi Kendras (Building Centres) in Kerala, India
24. Community Participation for Clean Surroundings: The Work of
EXNORA in Madras, India
25. Poverty Alleviation Through Community Cooperation: Urban Basic
Services for the Poor (UBSP), Delhi, India
26. Slum Networking: A Participative and Holistic Approach for the
Improvement of Urban Infrastructure and Environment Through Slum
Fabrics in Indore, Baroda and Ahmedabad, India
27. "Khuda-Ki-Basti" - Innovation and Success in Sheltering
the Poor, Karachi, Pakistan
28. Orangi Pilot Project (OPP), Karachi, Pakistan
29. Naga Kaantabay Sa Kauswagan: An Urban Poor Programme in Naga
City, Philippines
30. Community Action Planning (CAP), Sri Lanka
31. The Government Housing Bank, Bangkok, Thailand
Europe
32. Worker's Housing Organisation Projects on the Western District
of the Urban Extension of Kalamata, Greece
33. Community Planning Process and City-Neighbourhood Partnership,
Lublin, Poland
34. Single-Family Housing Project, Timisoara, Romania
35. The Batikent Project, Ankara, Turkey
36. Implementation of Collective Housing Settlement Projects, Ankara,
Turkey
37. Prime Ministry Housing Development Administration (HDA), Turkey
Latin America and Caribbean
38. Sites and Services for Low-income Families, North of Gran, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
39. Housing Practices - The Barbados Experience
40. Alvorada Project: Security of Tenure for the Poor, Municipality
of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
41. The Architect of the Community: A Participative Designing Method,
Cuba
42. Nation-Wide Low-Cost Housing Program in Cuba
43. Urban Land Tenure Legislation Process of Neighbourhoods in the
V and VI Districts in Managua, Nicaragua
North America
44. Alternative Development Standards, Ottawa, Canada
45. Co-operative Housing in Canada
46. New Downtown Waterfront, Vancouver, Canada
47. Campus Circle Comprehensive Neighbourhood Revitalization Initiative,
Milwaukee, USA
48. Don't Move, Improve, South Bronx, New York City, USA
49. Homeless Families Programme, Beyond Shelter, Los Angeles, USA
Category 2 Sustainable Human Settlements Development
Africa
50. The Mabote Project: Coping with Rapid Urbanization in Maseru,
Lesotho
51. Build Together: The National Housing Programme, Namibia
52. Health Through Sanitation and Water, (HESAWA) Programme, Tanzania
53. The Mwanza Rural Housing Programme (MRHP) Missungwi, Tanzania
54. The Sustainable Dar-es-Salaam Project, Tanzania
55. Local Level Capacity Strengthening: Improving Municipal Services
and the Training of Municipal Officials: Jinga, Uganda and Guelph,
Canada
Arab States
56. Tehran's Action Plan for Improving the Living Environment, Iran
57. Integrated Urban Management, Municipality of Dubai, United Arab
Emirates
Asia and Pacific Region
58. Australian National Kerbside Taskforce, Australia
59. Building a Beautiful and Ecologically Balanced Coastal City
in Weihai, China
60. Carrying Out the Integrated Environmental Improvement Program
Devoted to Upgrading the Quality of Human Settlements, Zhangjiagang
People's Municipal Government, China
61. Comprehensive Development of Urban Infrastructure in Foshan
City, China
62. Integrated Wetland System for Low-Cost Treatment and Reuse of
Municipal Waste-Water: The Case of Calcutta, India
63. Bantay Puerto Programme: Puerta Princesa Watch, Philippines
64. Partnerships for Poverty Alleviation Cebu City, Phillipines
Europe
65. Total Energy Design in Skotteparken, Egebjerggard in Ballerup,
Denmark
66. Revitalization of a Contaminated Industrial Urban Area - The
Povel Experience, Nordhorn, Germany
67. Urban Management of Structural Transformation, Duisburg, Germany
68. City of Tilburg, The Netherlands
69. Oslo Old Town: People's Participation in Improving the Living
Environment, Norway
70. Sustainable Katowice, Poland
71. The Urban Renewal of the Slums Area in Madrid, Spain
72. Improving Living Environments through Comprehensive Local Policy
in Gothenburg, Sweden
73. Action for Warm Houses, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Latin America and Caribbean
74. Bureaucratic and Popular Participation in the Public Field:
The Experience of the Participative Budget in Porto Alegre, Brazil
75. Integrated Children's and Family Program, Santos, Brazil
76. Selective Solid Waste Collection and Recycling in Recife, Brazil
77. Association of Colombian Recicladores, Colombia
78. Association for the Urban and Environmental Development of the
Catuche Ravine, Venezuela
North America
79. Metro Toronto's Changing Communities: Innovative Responses,
Canada
80. Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, Canada
81. City of Chattanooga, USA
Category 3 Experimental and Innovative Practices
Africa
82. Community Information Resource Centre (CIRC), Alexandra, South
Africa
83. The Traditional Energy and Environment Conservation Project
(TATEDO), Tanzania
Arab States
84. The Small and Micro Enterprises Project, Alexandria Businessmen's
Association in Association with Environment Quality International
(EQI), Egypt
Europe
85. Spittelau Waste Incineration Plant, Vienna, Austria
86. Citizens' Climate Initiative Tampere 21, Finland
87. Solar Village 3 - Social Housing Estate, Greece
88. Green Games of Lillehammer 1994, Norway
89. The Big Issue, London, United Kingdom
Latin America and Caribbean
90. Integration Council in the Favelas Rehabilitation Process, Fortaleza,
Brazil
91. The Community as Drinking Water Provider, Cali, Colombia
92. Bamboo Housing National Project, Costa Rica
93. Tree Nursery and Orchard/Vegetable Garden School - Libre de
Agroquimicos
94. Conventional Solid Waste Management in Lima, Peru
North America
95. Alternative Energy, Quebec, Canada
96. New Community Pathmark, Newark, New Jersey, USA
97. The Loading Dock, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
98. West Harlem Environmental Action, New York City, USA
Category 4 Disaster Management and Humanitarian Investment
Arab States
99. Urban Planning and the Reconstruction of a War-Torn City Centre,
Beirut, Lebanon
100. Resettlement in Northern Iraq
101. Palestinian Housing Council
Asia and Pacific Region
102. Housing Settlement Project, Shanghai, China
103. Post-Calamity Reconstruction of Anhui Province's Rural Areas,
China
104. Urban Community Development for the Resettlement Area of Ein
Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
For more information on these and other good and best practices,
please go to the Habitat Best Practices Database, or contact:
The Coordinator,
Best Practices and Local Leadership Programme (BLP)
UN-Habitat
P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254 20) 623029; 623799; 624328
Fax: (254 20) 623080, 624266, 624267
Email: bestpractices@unhabitat.org
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