The 1992 UNCED Earth Summit concluded that the environmental problems of the world's growing population need attention; however, the 1993 Ford Foundation-supported evaluation of urban research in developing countries noted that scant data are available on
| Title | Rapid urban environmental assessment : lessons from cities in the developing world. Vol. 2: Tools and outputs |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Authors | Leitmann, J |
| Secondary Title | Urban management programme. Urban management and the environment |
| Volume | no. 15 |
| Pagination | vi, 144 p.: fig., tab. |
| Date Published | 1994-01-01 |
| Publisher | World Bank |
| Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
| ISBN Number | 0821327917 |
| Keywords | air pollution, case studies, checklists, community participation, energy, environmental impact assessment, environmental protection, evaluation methods, housing, information gathering, land use, participatory methods, sanitation, solid wastes, urban areas, water supply |
| Abstract | The 1992 UNCED Earth Summit concluded that the environmental problems of the world's growing population need attention; however, the 1993 Ford Foundation-supported evaluation of urban research in developing countries noted that scant data are available on the urban environment, as little research has been done on this topic. This report attempts to resolve the contradiction of the need for action at the local level but the lack of solid information by supplying the methodology for rapid urban environmental assessment that is low cost, fast, locally managed, and participatory. It is also a starting point for environmental planning and management. While the first of this two-volume set describes the development of the process, suggests future directions and improvements, and summarizes results from applying the approach in a select number of cities, this second volume is composed of the tools that can be directly applied in the field by practitioners and researchers concerned with environmental problems. The tools consist of an urban environmental data questionnaire, an urban environmental profile, and guidelines for consultations. These tools form the basis for a three-step process for rapid urban environmental assessment: (a) data collection, which leads to (b) analysis that supports (c) the involvement of stakeholders. The report also includes samples of information that were generated by each of the tools - select urban environmental data, executive summaries of environmental profiles for several cities, and outcomes of consultations. |
| Notes | Includes references |
| Custom 1 | 114, 155.0 |
