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Urban Development in Southern Africa and Latin America

The scope of the project “Designing, Implementing and Measuring Sustainable Urban Development” (DIMSUD)

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This initial chapter gives a brief summary of the scope and goals of the DIMSUD project. The starting point is the urbanization process in the developing world. The world’s population is growing tremendously. Particularly affected are developing countries in Africa and Latin America where strong migration fluxes lead to unprecedented urban growth. City sprawl engenders a series of environmental, ecological, and social problems for its inhabitants. Authorities are often unable to steer the development, most of all in so-called “mega cities.” But are there also opportunities to help turn rapid urbanization into sustainable urban development? Cities that are rapidly growing and yet relatively small in comparison to mega cities have to act before their problems become unsolvable. Based on case studies in Johannesburg, Gaborone, and Santiago de Chile, the DIMSUD project analyzed the challenges and potentials for action in order to achieve more sustainable urban development.

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    Marco Keiner, Diego Salmerón & Willy A. Schmid

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    Iván Poduje

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Keiner, M., Salmerón, D., Schmid, W.A., Poduje, I. (2004). Urban Development in Southern Africa and Latin America. In: Keiner, M., Zegras, C., Schmid, W.A., Salmerón, D. (eds) From Understanding to Action. Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries Science and Technology: Tools for Sustainable Development, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2921-9_1

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