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The information sector and urban poverty alleviation in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>Urbanization is on the rise in most developing countries of the Economic and Social Commission forAsia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region, supported by both migration from rural to urban areas and natural population growth. ...
State of urbanization in Asia and the Pacific 1993
(United Nations, 1993)
<p>The State of Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific was prepared by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to serve as a basis for the discussions at the Ministerial Conference ...
Rural poverty alleviation through integrated pest management (IPM) and green farming
(United Nations, 2002)
The current status and future prospects of pesticides and chemical fertilizers utilization and its impacts on the environment and poverty alleviation in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao People's ...
Promoting complementaries and investment in selected manufacturing sectors : resource-based industries and poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 2001)
<p>The Asian and Pacific region is one ofthe most promising economic zones ofthe world. It has attained unprecedented and sustained growth in the past and is expected to continue its remarkable performance in the coming ...
Morgenstadt benchmarking and city development concepts : integrated resource management in Asian cities : the urban nexus and sustainable urban governance
(Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO), 2014)
<p>This report examines governance aspects in relation to food, water, and energy security in three nexus partner cities: Ulaanbaatar, Da Nang, and Korat. The study produces city-specific profiles that serve to develop ...
Matale : resource recovery options baseline survey
(United Nations, 2011)
<p>An urgent shift towards waste-to-resource approaches is required in order to address the rapidly growing quantities of waste being generated in cities in developing countries. Typically, the organic fraction of solid ...
Multiple-purpose river basin development : part 2C water resource development in British Borneo, Federation of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand
(United Nations, 1959)
<p>The present publication is the third of the country survey documents in the Flood Control Series, and covers British Borneo, the Federation of Malaya, Indonesia and Thailand. The problems encountered by these four ...
Flood damage and flood control activities in Asia and the Far East
(United Nations, 1950-10)
The area, known as Asia and the Far East, extending from the Sunda Islands, south of the equator, to Manchuria and Korea in the north, embraces a wide variety of climatic features ranging from tropical rainy to snow cool. ...
Decentralized and integrated resource recovery centers in developing countries : lessons learnt from Asia-Pacific
(United Nations, 2015)
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has been promoting decentralized and Integrated Resource Recovery Centers (IRRCs) in secondary cities and small towns in Asia-Pacific with ...
Geology for urban planning : selected papers on the Asian and Pacific region
(United Nations, 1985)
<p>Presents an overview of the correct application of geologic knowledge to urban development in cities such as Bombay, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Singapore, Rabaul, Shanghai and Tangshan. Also notes the effects of ...