What's New?
Welcome to the online resource facility Housing the Urban Poor - some is still UNDER CONSTRUCTION, but please explore. ------- Click on our EVENT CALENDER for upcoming conferences, such as the 10th Asian Urbanization Conference in August in Hong Kong or the 10th APSA Congress on the Future of Asian Cities in November in Ahmedabad.

Bahasa versions of the Quick Guides and posters on housing the urban poor now free to DOWNLOAD!

Responding to requests from various pro-poor housing actors in Indonesia, ESCAP has translated the 7 Quick Guides for policy makers on housing the urban poor and the 7 related posters into Bahasa and has made them available for free downloading HERE.
 


Follow-up: Information on ESCAP events at WUF4

In response to requests from participants of the ESCAP events at the World Urban Forum 4, ESCAP has prepared an overview of all its activities at WUF4.
Short summaries of each event with downloadable presentations and links to more detailed information can be accessed by clicking on the headline above.


Quick Guides on housing the urban poor - free to DOWNLOAD!

Seven Quick Guides have been prepared and can be downloaded here.
They deal with (1) Urbanization, (2) Low-income Housing, (3) Land for Housing the Urban Poor,
(4) Tackling Evictions, (5) Housing Finance, (6) Community Organization and Development, and (7) Rental Housing.