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Human Settlements
See also Urban Planning and Management.
UN, Environment and Human
Settlements ¿ ENHS organizes intergovernmental meetings where
official representatives from Europe, North America, Central Asia and
Israel address transboundary environmental and human settlements issues,
such as air and water pollution, environmental impact assessment, public
participation, urban renewal or land administratio
UN High Commissioner
for Refugees, Environment ¿ "Working with refugee populations
and local communities, UNHCR and partner organisations seek to minimise
the environmental impacts of refugee operations."
UN
Research for Social Development (UNRISD), Environmental Degradation and
Social Integration ¿ A briefing paper that addresses environmental
degradation issues, including depletion of renewable and non-renewable
resources and pollution of air, water and soils, and the stress they place
upon societies.
Statistic
WRI
Population and Human Development Data - Statistics for environmental
analysis, including population size, economically activity and speed of
change, income distribution; and social investment in terms of access
to services such as sanitation and health.
Africa
Organization
of African Unity (OAU), Population Policy - Since the beginning
of the 1980s, the organization has been pursuing the policy of restoring
harmony between population on one hand and natural resources and development
processes, on the other hand, with the aim of accelerating socio-economic
development in the region and improving the quality of life of Africans.
Americas
UN Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Environment and
Human Settlements ¿ Abstracts of documents on the environment
with a focus on urban management.
Asia
UN Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Human Settlements
- contains information on human settlement issues in Asia and the Pacific,
including sustainable development in urban areas.
Europe
UN Economic Commission
for Europe (ECE), Environment and Human Settlements Division ¿
ECE addresses environmental and human settlements issues, such as air
and water pollution, environmental impact assessment, public participation,
urban renewal and land administration.
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June 23, 2005
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