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C I T I E S : C O M P E T I N G N E E D S I N A N U R B A N E N V I R O N M E N T / 1 8 7Some Useful Web Sites *European Commission Database on Good Practice in Urban Management and Sustainabilityhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/urban/This database, part of the European Commission’s site, is designed to help authorities work towards sustainable urban managementthrough the dissemination of good practice and policy.Society <strong>for</strong> the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)http://www.sparcindia.org/A non-governmental organization devoted to working with the urban poor. The site provides in<strong>for</strong>mation on projects, news events,publications and related links, including in<strong>for</strong>mation on the National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF).United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Public-Private Partnerships <strong>for</strong> the Urban Environment (PPUE)http://www.undp.org/ppp/The PPUE supports the development of public-private partnerships at the local level in order to ensure more sustainable urbanmanagement practices. The aim is to facilitate meeting the challenges faced by cities in providing basic services to populations.UN-Habitat: Global Urban Observatoryhttp://www.unchs.org/programmes/guoPart of the UN-Habitat site, this section provides policy-oriented urban indicators, statistics and other in<strong>for</strong>mation on global urbanconditions and trends.World Bank, Urban Developmenthttp://www.worldbank.org/urban/A site committed to promoting sustainable cities by improving the lives of the poor. This department of the World Bank provides inter aliain<strong>for</strong>mation on a variety of aspects of urban management.World Health Organization (<strong>WHO</strong>), Healthy Cities and Urban Governancehttp://www.who.dk/eprise/main/<strong>WHO</strong>/Progs/HCP/HomeThis site provides in<strong>for</strong>mation on health issues in urban areas, as well as ideas on making cities healthier, news events from around theworld and links to related sites.* These sites were last accessed on 3 January 2003.

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