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Mapping Urban Areas on a Global Scale (2009)

Title: Mapping Urban Areas on a Global Scale: Which of the Eight Maps Now Available Is More Accurate? (2009) Article in: International Journal of Remote Sensing 30(24) Authors: Shlomo Angel, David Potere, Annemarie Schneider, and Daniel L. Civco First published: December, 2009 Pages: 6531-6558 Overview: The goal of this research is to establish the accuracy of the coarse-resolution global urban maps by comparing them [...]

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Preparing for Urban Expansion (2008)

Title: Preparing for Urban Expansion: A Proposed Strategy for intermediate Cities in Ecuador (2008) Article in: The New Global Frontier: Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century Authors: Shlomo Angel First published: 2008 Pages: 115-130 Overview: This chapter focuses on the provision of land for the urban poor in a context of rapid urban expansion.  It describes a methodology and [...]

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An Arterial Grid of Dirt Roads (2008)

Title: An Arterial Grid of Dirt Roads Article in: Cities 25 (3) Authors: Shlomo Angel First published: June 2008 Pages: 146-162 Overview: Between 2000 and 2030, cities in developing countries will double their population from 2 to 4 billion and at least triple their total built-up area. This essay assesses the state of preparedness for the projected urban expansion.  Full Text: An Arterial Grid [...]

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The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion (2005)

Title: The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion (2005) -unpublished Article Information: Transport and Urban Development Department, The World Bank, Washington D.C. Authors: Shlomo Angel, Stephen C. Sheppard and Daniel L. Civco, with Robert Buckley, Anna Chabaeva, Lucy Gitlin, Alison Kraley, Jason Parent, and Micah Perlin Date: September, 2005 Overview: This study examined the dynamics of global urban expansion by defining a new [...]

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Defining and Monitoring Target 11: A Policy Note (2004)

Title: Defining and Monitoring Target 11: A Policy Note (2004) -unpublished Article Information: Submitted to the U.N. Human Settlements Programme and the World Bank Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: September, 2004 Overview: This policy note examines the major thrusts of the draft report of Taskforce 8 of the Millennium Project, rewords Target 11, proposes that Target 11 be the core target [...]

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Housing Policy in Uruguay: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2004)

Title: Housing Policy in Uruguay: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2004) -unpublished Article Information: Preparado para el Gobierno de Uruguay y El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: March, 2004 Overview (en español): Este informe tiene como objetivo proveer al Gobierno de Uruguay y al Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) de una información sistemática sobre el sector [...]

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Two Complementary Approaches to Monitoring Target 11 (2004)

Title: Two Complementary Approaches to Monitoring Target 11: “Improving the Lives of 100 Million Slum Dwellers by 2020″ – A Research Note (2004) -unpublished Article Information: Submitted to the U.N. Human Settlements Programme and the World Bank Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: July, 2004 Overview: This research note proposes two complementary procedures that can supplement the present efforts of [...]

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A Proposed Conceptual Framework for Monitoring IDB-Assisted Housing Programs (2002)

Title: A Proposed Conceptual Framework for Monitoring IDB-Assisted Housing Programs (2002) - unpublished Article Information: Report to the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: September, 2002 Overview: This document focuses on five areas: (1) a brief history of the Bank’s involvement in the housing sector; (2) the development objectives of housing sector loans; (3) the volume and structure [...]

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Housing Policy in Honduras: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2002)

Title: Housing Policy in Honduras: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2002) -unpublished Article Information: Report to the Inter-American Development Bank and the Government of Honduras, Washington, D.C. Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: June, 2002 Overview: The four objectives of this report are: (1) To examine the context of the Honduran housing sector (Part I); (2) To assess the current conditions in [...]

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The Housing Policy Assessment and Its Application to Panama (2001)

Title: The Housing Policy Assessment and Its Application to Panama (2001) Article in: Journal of Housing Economics, 10 Authors: Shlomo Angel First published: 2001 Pages: 176–209 Overview: This paper presents a diagnostic tool for the rapid assessment of the housing market and housing policy in a given country, using a global comparative perspective. The aim of such an assessment is to ground proposed [...]

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