简介:Themodernsocio-economicalpolicyoftheRepublicofBelarusaimsatsolvingtheproblemsofsustainablefunctioningofurbanandruralsettlements,andcreationandmaintenanceofahighqualityhousingforthepopulation.Housingconstructionisthemostsociallysignificantandcapital-intensivepartoftheeconomyeverywhere.Thereisacloserelationshipbetweenthehousingsectorandothereconomicspheresbothinurbanandruralsettlements.TheStateimplementsanactivehousingpolicyto:increasethesupplyofhousing,improvehousingquality,meetthestandardsofthe21^stcentury,developaneffectivedemandondwelling,elaborateregulationsforsubsidizinghousingconstructionandsupportregionsmostinneed.ThegeneraldirectionofhousingreformsisthetransitionfromStatehousingtoawellfunctioninghousingmarket.Thispaperwillhighlightmostoftheabovementionedissues.
简介:The‘reallyexistingglobalization',whichisusedtorefertothetypeofglobalizationweseetoday,isviewedbytheauthortoposegreatdangerstolifeincitiesbyincreasingpovertyandgapbetweentherichandthepoor,handicappingdevelopingcitiesthroughspecializationoffunctions,advocatingmarketizationofhousingandprivatizationofpublicserviceswhichareharmfultotheurbanpoor,prioritizingprofitinsteadofqualityinenvironmentalmanagementandmagnifyingthedangerofterrorismtocities.However,thisisnottheonlyformofglobalizationpossible.
简介:Sustainableurbanizationisadynamic,multi-dimensionalprocess.Itembracesrelationshipsbetweenallhumansettlements,fromsmalltownstometropolises,aswellasbetweenurbancentresandtheirsurroundingruralareas.Mostcrucially,itincludesnotonlyenvironmentalbutalsosocial,economicandpolitical-institutionalsustainability.Tomovetowardssustainableurbanization,itwillbenecessarytolearnfromrecentexperienceandtodevelopandoperationalisenewideasandapproachestoaddressawiderangeofconcerns.TheWorldSummitonSustainableDevelopmentprovideatimelyopportunitytolookmorecloselyatthechallengesandopportunitiesposedbyurbanization-anopportunitytobroadenthewaysinwhichwethinkaboutsustainabledevelopmentandthemeansbywhichtheglobalcommunityseekstoachieveit.