Philippines: Urban Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map

Philippines: Urban Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9290927232

This publication documents the current assessment and strategic investment priorities of the Government of the Philippines and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the country's urban sector. It highlights sector performance, priority development constraints, government plans and strategies, past ADB support and experience, support of other development partners, and future ADB support strategy. The road map covers four main support areas: (i) preparation of a loan for the Philippine Solid Waste Management Sector Project in 2012 or 2013; (ii) future technical assistance (TA) and lending activities---to be discussed with the government---that may include a sector project for markets and transport terminals, which could further include land and sea transport facilities; (iii) projects of the Urban Development and Water Division of ADB's Southeast Asia Department, which may support flood control and the efforts of communities to mitigate the effects of climate change; and further (iv) stand-alone policy and advisory TA or capacity development TA, to promote performance-oriented governance and overall strengthening of urban sector agencies, depending on requests from the government.

Political Economy and the Aid Industry in Asia

Political Economy and the Aid Industry in Asia
Author: J. Hutchison
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2015-12-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137303611

Adopting a distinctive structural political economy approach, this book uniquely explains the blind spots of alternative political economy approaches to international aid, and presents an original framework for evaluating likely reformers' strength of commitment and potential alliances with donors.

The Inclusive City

The Inclusive City
Author: Aprodicio A. Laquian
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2007-04-16
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Getting basic services—housing, transportation, trash disposal, water, and sanitation—poses almost unimaginable challenges to the urban poor of Asia. The Inclusive City provides case studies of how governmental programs attempt to meet these challenges by directly involving the poor themselves in improving their access to urban services through collaborative efforts. Case studies are drawn from the largest cities in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China (including Hong Kong), Indonesia, and the Philippines. Contributors to the book are scholar-practitioners from Asia as well as Australia, Canada, and the United States.

Human Development Report 2007/2008

Human Development Report 2007/2008
Author: United Nations Development Programme
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2015-12-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230598501

This year's Human Development Report explains why we have less than a decade to change course and start living within our global carbon budget, and how climate change will create long-run low human development traps, pushing vulnerable people into a downward spiral of deprivation.

Assessing the Impact of Transport and Energy Infrastructure on Poverty Reduction

Assessing the Impact of Transport and Energy Infrastructure on Poverty Reduction
Author: Cynthia C. Cook
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9715615805

"The objectives of the RETA [regional technical assistance project], a study based on a literature and project review and on field research in three Asian countries [People's Republic of China, Thailand and India], were to enhance current understanding of how transport and energy infrastructure contribute to poverty reduction, to fill knowledge gaps, and to identify lessons learned and good practices."--P. 1.