|
 Improvement
of quality of human settlements plays a major role in accompanying this urbanization
movement. An essential condition in the city's sustainable development, it requires
an integrated approach, the only one that can take account of the powerful interactions
shaping the urban environment.
This approach is based on three complementary
areas :
-appropriate
land management ensuring land use security, a prerequisite for sustainable urban
development; -adequate
housing for all, a basic element in human settlements; -access
to basic services guaranteed for all, a prerequisite for the creation of a viable
urban fabric. Joint
publication by Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Works, this
document highlights
several significant experiences France has had in those three areas at home and
abroad, which could contribute to defining global strategies aiming at improving
human settlements. | 
