General Assembly, Special Session

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Foreword,by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr. Kofi Annan
Acknowledgements
Introduction by the Executive Director of Habitat Mrs. Anna Kajumulo ..Tibaijuka
Summary of the Report
Book Review

A world of cities		Urban environment
	A world of light and dark		Chapeau
	An urbanized world		Consumption
	Africa		Reducing the city's footprint
	Arab States		Pollution
	Asia and the Pacific		Waste
	Highly Industrialized		Food
	Latin America and the Caribbean		Heritage conservation
	Economies in Transition		Disasters
	Globalization, cities and the urban poor	Urban economy
	A tale of two cities		Chapeau
Urban shelter			Economic base
	Chapeau		Livelihood
	Housing		Urban-rural linkages
	Security of tenure	Urban governance
	Women's property rights		Chapeau
	Land		The role of government
	Housing finance		Planning
	Basic services		Finance
	Transport		Information
Urban society			Leadership
	Chapeau		Women in local leadership
	Social capital		Corruption
	Spatial segregation	Key messages
	Education	Epilogue - on evidence
	Health		Urban indicators
	Security		The city development index
	Gender equity and equality		Best practices

Glossary
Endnotes

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