A number of tools and approaches have been developed globally to promote good urban governance and in particular, to enhance transparency and accountability . These are efforts by various international, regional and national development agencies that work in the field of governance. Such agencies include:
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Audit Commission, UK
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Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
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Council of Europe (COE)
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International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
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International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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International NGO Training and Research Centre (ITRAC)
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Municipal Development Programme (MDP)
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Open Society Institute
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Organization for Economic Cooperation And Development (OECD)
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Public Affairs Centre (PAC), India
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Transparency International
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Child Friendly Cities
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT).
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
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World Bank/World Bank Institute
The Tools included in this Toolkit have been derived or extracted form a range of source books, training manuals or compilations of case studies published by the aforementioned organizations. The purpose of this chapter is to provide details on various resource materials to complement the information already furnished in the previous sections of this Toolkit. It also aims to provide readers and users with an expanded range of materials to enhance practical application of tools that promote transparency in urban governance. This section lists the additional resource materials in the following order:
Section 4.2 Alphabetical Listing of Resource Materials
Section 4.3 Full Description of Resource Materials, Listed by Organization
Section 4.2 enables the users to search for a particular resource by alphabetical order. Under Section 4.3, the tools are listed by the organization which has developed or disseminated them. Each resource is presented in a standard format, with a summary description of what it is and how it can be applied. In addition, contact information is given for each product, so as to enable the user to contact those responsible for preparing or disseminating it. This detailed description is intended to provide support to users who may wish to adopt a particular approach or a combination of approaches to suit their particular context. Section 4.4 lists the additional references used in this publication.