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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The photographs carried in this document all depict various aspects of UN-HABITAT work around the world. All are UN-HABITAT © copyright unlessdifferently specified in the text. The pictures may be reproduced as long as the source is printed with the picture.The text and illustrative material was prepared by the Urban Planning Flex Team of UN-HABITAT with the key editorial contribution of HanaaMotasim and Karen Rae, under the supervision of Laura Petrella.The following contributed to the text contained in this booklet: Cecilia Andersson, Christine Auclair, Bernhard Barth, Karin Buhren, Sara Candiracci,Bharat Dahiya, Bruno Dercon, Mary Gachocho, Krystyna Galezia, Maharufa Hossain, Muhammad Kadhim, Akiko Kishiue, Jossy Materu, TecklaMuhoro, John Mwaura, Cecilia Njenga, Kerstin Sommer, Edward Miller, Laura Petrella, Rasmus Precht, Chris Radford, Saskia Ruijsink, WandiaSeaforth, Remy Sietchiping.Mohamed Halfani, Thomas Melin, Naison Mutizwa-Mangiza, Paul Taylor, Raf Tuts provided comments.The projects and activities presented are supported by a variety of donors and partners organizations, which are thanked collectively for their sup-port to planning sustainable urbanization.Design and layour: Jinita Shah, UNON Publishing Services Section, Nairobi, ISO 14001:2004 - certified.