Housing the poor in Asian cities.
- Bangkok : Nairobi : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ; United Nations Human Settlements Programme, c2008.
- 29 v. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Quick guides for policy makers .
1. Urbanization : the role the poor play in urban development -- 2. Low-income housing : approaches to help the urban poor find adequate accommodation -- 3. Land : a crucial element in housing the urban poor -- 4. Eviction : alternatives to the whole-scale destruction of urban poor communities -- 5. Housing finance : ways to help the poor pay for housing -- 6. Community-based organizations : the poor as agents of development -- 7. Rental housing : a much neglected housing option for the poor.