| This document has been prepared under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Center for Human Settlements (Habitat)/World Bank-sponsoredAUrban Management Programme. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the United Nations Development Programme, UNCHS, the World Bank, or any of their affiliated organizations. |
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Deputy Director
Division for Global
and Interregional Programmes
United Nations Development
Programme |
| Chief
Technical Co-operation
Division
United Nations Center
for Human Settlements
(Habitat) |
| Chief
Urban Development Division
Transport, Water, and Urban
Development Department
Environmentally Sustainable
Development
The World Bank |
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