Habitat
International is dedicated to the study of urban and rural human settlements:
their planning, design, production and management. Its main focus is on
urbanisation in its broadest sense in the developing world. However,
increasingly the interrelationships and linkages between cities and towns in
the developing and developed worlds are becoming apparent and solutions to the
problems that result are urgently required. The economic, social, technological
and political systems of the world are intertwined and changes in one region
almost always affect other regions. Habitat International welcomes reports of
research on urban issues such as policy and implementation, the links between
planning, building and land, finance and management, urban design, the interaction
between the natural environment and urban areas the provision of urban services
and other related problems. Papers on topics which clearly have broad
implications and interrelationships based on the experiences of the developing
or developed world will be considered. Submissions exploring these issues
within the development context are particularly welcomed. Quality papers, short
communications, comments on published papers and reports on relevant
conferences from all parts of the world are presented as it is recognised that
such urban problems arise everywhere. Hopefully, Habitat International will
contribute to their solution.