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A Network for Urban Research in Developing Countries
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While the world is becoming more and more urban, the need for research and expertise is drastically growing in order to understand the development of cities, especially in developing countries. This site is intended to be a place where researchers and practitionners from all over the world can meet, discuss, share ideas and documents, and create networks that will address urban issues in developing countries.
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The starting point of this network is the 4th Urban Research Symposium on urban land use and land markets, held in May 2007 in Washington DC, organized by the World Bank with its key partners : SIDA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policies, Cities Alliance, and GTZ.
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This site, initially provided by the World Bank, will be developed depending on its success. It is based on a few basic principles:
Anyone can register and participate
The tools are very easy to use
Interaction is free, open, and transparent.
The tools provided are the following:
a library for sharing resources
forums for asking questions and organizing the answers
a calendar of events.
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| For any questions or suggestions, please contact the urban research network administration: urbannetwork@worldbank.org.
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