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November 2008<br />
No 1<br />
u r b a n<br />
WORLD<br />
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<strong>Harmonious</strong><br />
<strong>cities</strong><br />
China and India<br />
in focus<br />
The environmental race for the Olympics<br />
Cities: back to the future<br />
Revealed: <strong>UN</strong>-HABITAT award winners<br />
Why electric cars will transform urban transport<br />
New report: the state of the world’s <strong>cities</strong><br />
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OPINION<br />
Message from the Executive<br />
Director<br />
Conflict in Africa<br />
A government’s responsibility<br />
to act<br />
By Archbishop Desmond Tutu<br />
Coping with urbanisation<br />
By Rakesh Mohan, Deputy<br />
Governor, Reserve Bank of India<br />
The benefits of new <strong>cities</strong><br />
By James Adams, World Bank<br />
COVER STORY<br />
<strong>Harmonious</strong> <strong>cities</strong><br />
Cities: Back to the Future<br />
By Peter Oberlander<br />
The rise of Chinese and Indian<br />
<strong>cities</strong><br />
By Daniel Biau<br />
Not so harmonious <strong>cities</strong><br />
By Eduardo López Moreno<br />
The century of the city<br />
From <strong>UN</strong>-HABITAT’s State of the<br />
Cities report<br />
IN-FOCUS<br />
Water<br />
How desalination is bringing<br />
hope to Asia<br />
Private sector<br />
Why the private sector is key<br />
to development<br />
Transport<br />
Could electric vehicles<br />
transform urban transport?<br />
Energy<br />
Brazil leads the fight for energy<br />
efficiency<br />
Tourism and culture<br />
The Olympic effect: what price<br />
to stage the world’s biggest<br />
show?<br />
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49<br />
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55<br />
59<br />
No 1<br />
URBAN WATCH<br />
News<br />
Nanjing wins top award from<br />
<strong>UN</strong>-HABITAT<br />
People<br />
Musical Messengers of Truth<br />
Conference briefing<br />
Stockholm Water Week<br />
Project round-up<br />
New publications<br />
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