Opening Keynotes.

• Rakesh Mohan, Deputy Governor, The Reserve Bank of India; "The Twenty First Century: Asia becomes urban" (paper)

• Edward Glaeser, Harvard University; "The promises and perils of urbanization in developing countries-economic, social and institutional dimensions"

Topic I: Dimensions of Poverty and Livelihoods.

Assessments of urban poverty.

• Anastassia Alexandrova, Institute for Urban Economics, Moscow; "Looking for a feasible disaggregation in urban poverty analysis: A case study of Tomsk region, Russia"

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• Valerie Kozel, World Bank; "In search of a chance: Urban opportunities, poverty and vulnerability in Northern India"

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• Janice Perlman, Trinity College, USA; "Livelihoods, chronic poverty and social mobility in Rio's Favelas: 1969-2002"

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• Yves Zenou, University of Southampton; "Urban poverty, social networks, and job search methods: The case of Egypt"

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• Harris Selod, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA); "Does city structure cause unemployment? The case study of South African cities"

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• Walter Odhiambo, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research & Analysis; "Urban poverty and labor force participation in Kenya"

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• James Garrett, International Food Policy Research (IFPRI), Washington, DC; "An urban-rural comparison of consumption and expenditure" (was unable to attend)

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• Lire Ersado, World Bank; "Income diversification in Zimbabwe: Welfare implications from urban and rural areas"

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• François Yatta, Municipal Development Partnership, Benin; "Strengthening the Local Economy: lessons drawn from the ECOLOC program for poverty reduction in west African cities"

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Topic II: Urban Health and Safety.

Health and nutrition dimensions of urban poverty.

• Mark Montgomery, Population Council, New York; "Looking beneath the urban averages: The effects of household and neighborhood poverty and city size on health"

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• Amaresh Dubey, North-Eastern Hill University, India; "Levels and determinants of hunger poverty in urban India during the 1990s"

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• Gina Kennedy, Food and Agriculture Organization; "Analysis of the disparities in nutritional status in the urban setting"

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Health and urban governance.

• Kevin Kelly, Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation, Institute for Social and Economic Research, South Africa; "Supporting local government responses to HIV/AIDS: Positions, priorities, possibilities"

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• G.N.V. Ramana, World Bank; "Improving health outcomes among urban poor-the challenges and opportunities: Lessons from India Family Welfare Urban Slums Project"

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• Nupur Barua, Consultant, New Delhi; "Community-based health interventions for the urban poor in India"

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Urban safety and security.

• Margarita Greene, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; "Urban safety in residential areas"

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• Murtaza Haider, McGill University; "Resistance to public transit regulation in developing countries: Equity, efficiency and safety in Islamabad and Lima"

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• Rosario Giusti de Perez, A.T. Sistemas Consultores Asociados C.A., Venezuela; "A search for urban policies to improve poverty conditions in public spaces"

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• Ayse Yonder, Huairou Commission and Pratt Institute; "From Disaster to Community Development: Policy implications of grassroots women's initiatives after the Marmara earthquake in Turkey"

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Topic III – Urban Policies and Planning for Housing and Basic Services.

Planning models and policy frameworks for housing sector development.

• Zhou Yu, University of Southern California; "Two sides of a success story in China's burgeoning housing market"

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• Benjamin Reif, Reif Consultores Asociados, Caracas; "Housing information system: A simulation model for strategic decision-making applied in Venezuela"

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• Paola Jiron, Institute of Housing, Faculty of Architecture & Urbanization, University of Chile; "A quality of life assessment to improve urban housing policies in Chile"

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• Emmanuel Fiadzo, World Bank; "On the estimation of determinants of housing quality: The case of Ghana"

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Participation and information in the provision of basic services.

• Patrick Wakely, Development Planning Unit, University College London; "Communication for sustainable urban partnerships: perceptions and prejudices in and between local government and low-income urban communities in Colombo, Nairobi, and Rio de Janeiro"

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• Steven Friedman, Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa; "Informality, associational life and urban poverty reduction with special reference to South Africa"

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• Mary Racelis, Ateneo de Manila University (Manila); "Begging, requesting, demanding, negotiating: Moving toward urban poor partnerships in governance"

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Assessing and managing urban growth-economic and poverty implications.

• Eric Heikkila, University of Southern California; "Fuzzy urban sets: A conceptual framework and implementation methodology for measuring urbanization"

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• Mona Serageldin, Harvard University; "Applied research on social inclusion in cities with larger migrant and floating populations"

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• Roberta Balstad Miller, Earth Institute, Columbia University; "The use of remote sensing and GIS in urban policy and governance" (was unable to attend)

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Comparative urban policies: implications for housing and urban services.

• Michael Majale, Intermediate Technology Development Group, UK; "An integrated approach to urban housing development: Has a case been made?" (Kenya, India)

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• Cecilia Zanetta, University of Tennessee; "Determinants of national housing and urban policies in the context of economic reform programs: A comparison of Mexico and Argentina during the 1980s and 1990s"

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• Glenn Pearce-Oroz, USAID/Honduras; "Local institutions matter: decentralized provision of water and sanitation in secondary cities in Honduras"

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Topic IV – Land Access and Land Use.

Tenure and property rights.

• Erica Field, Harvard University; "Property rights and household time allocation in urban squatter communities: Evidence from Peru"

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• Sunil Kumar, London School of Economics and Political Science; "Room for maneuver--tenure and the poor in urban India"

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• Bachir Oloude, Societe d'Etudes Regionales, d'Habitat et d'Amenagement Urbain, Benin; "L'access et la security fonciere et reduction de la pauvrete en milieu urban: l'experience de la Republique du Benin" (in French)

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• Alain Durand-Lasserve, National Center of Scientific Research, France; "Land for housing the poor in African cities through neo-customary processes: An effective alternative to formal systems?"

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Access to land, services and upgrading of urban slums.

• Arif Hasan, Mohammed Ali Society, Karachi; "The scaling-up of the Orangi pilot project's low-cost sanitation program through CBO-NGO-local government partnership in Pakistan" (was unable to attend)

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• Lesley Dove, GHK International, UK; "Providing environmental urban services to the poor in Andra Pradesh: Developing strategic decision-making"

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• Tej Kumar Karki, Department of Urban Development and Building Construction, Kathmandu; "An evaluation of the urban poverty reduction program in Nepal to draw lessons for far reaching urban poverty reduction strategies"

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• Frederick Mugisha, African Population and Health Research Center, Kenya; "The nature of employment in Nairobi Slums: why is it a precondition for poor health and livelihood outcomes"

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Land markets, policy and planning.

• Diana Motta, Applied Economic Research Institute (IPEA), Brazil; "An empirical study of land markets and land policy in three Brazilian metropolitan areas" (in Portuguese)

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• Adriana Fausto Brito, University of Guadalajara; "The role of local government in settlement regularization: Recent legal and management instruments for the Guadalajara metropolitan area"

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• Geoffrey Payne, Geoffrey Payne & Associates, UK; "Getting ahead of the game: A twin-track approach to improving existing slums and reducing the need for future slums"

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Land use, infrastructure, and provision of services.

• Alain Bertaud, Consultant; "The welfare costs of land use regulations in India"

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• Somik Lall, World Bank; "Location and welfare within cities: Estimating the impacts of intra-urban location choices"

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• Santiago Camargo, Architect; "Process of reconstruction of a sector of the city of Armenia, Colombia" (in Spanish)

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Special Session - Meeting the Millennium Development Goals in the Urban Context.

•  Naison Mutizwa-Mangiza, UN-HABITAT; "Key Findings of the UN-Habitat 2003 Global Report on Human Settlements: Enumerating the Slum Population for Target 11"

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• Elliott Sclar, Columbia University; "Interim Report of the MDG Task Force on Target 11--Improving the lives of slumdwellers"

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• Stephen Commins, World Bank; "Lessons and findings of World Development Report 2004 (Making Services Work for Poor People) in an urban perspective"

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Roundtables on Priorities for Research.

Roundtable Summary Report  

(governance, poverty assessment/diagnostics, housing and urban services, land, incomes and employment, health, safety and security, urban finance, methods of urban planning)

Concluding Panel.  Video coverage

Elinor Ostrom and Amos Sawyer, Indiana University; "Polycentric Organization: A Fundamental Requisite for Solving Urban Problems"

Summary Reports and Open Discussion of Research Agenda Priorities and Follow-up.  Video coverage

Roundtable Summary Report