This book identifies effective strategies to plan, create and manage government and privately-owned public urban spaces, and explores the broad spectrum of ways to govern public spaces and how they can be financially sustainable assets.
The book consists of three Parts.
Part I explores the different degrees of publicness of public spaces and frames the delivery of well-designed and managed public spaces in cities through better asset lifecycle management.
Part II examines the quality and spatial patterns of how public spaces are planned and distributed across selected cities.
Part III focuses on how different types of public spaces are planned, designed, funded, implemented, and managed, drawing upon a series of city case studies.
About the Author The World Bank came into formal existence in 1945 following the international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements.
It is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.
The organization's activities are focused on education, health, agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, establishing and enforcing regulations, infrastructure development, governance and legal institutions development.
The World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by its 185 Member Countries.
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries and the International Development Association (IDA), which focuses on the poorest countries in the world.
World Bank Publications The hidden wealth of cities: creating, financing, and managing public spaces, paperback/world bank
