Farvacque-Vitkovic, CatherineGodin, LucienLeroux, HuguesVerdet, FlorenceChavez, Roberto2012-06-062012-06-0620050-8213-5815-4https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7342This book reviews the role of addressing within the array of urban management tools and explores the links between addressing and civic identity, urban information systems, support to municipal services, tax systems, land management and tenure issues, slum upgrading, support to concessionary services, and economic development. It outlines current and future applications, highlights practices in many African countries, and offers a methodological guide for implementing street addressing initiatives which is widely applicable in other parts of the world.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL CITIESCITIESCITY AUTHORITIESCITY CENTERSCITY DISTRICTSCITY STREETSCOLONIAL CITIESCULTURAL HERITAGEDEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTELECTRICITYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHOUSINGINCOMEINFORMAL SETTLEMENTSLAND OWNERSHIPLAND REFORMLAND TENURELICENSESLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMAYORSMETROPOLITAN GOVERNMENTMIDDLE EASTMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIESMUNICIPAL CREDITMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENTMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPAL MANAGEMENTMUNICIPAL SERVICESMUNICIPALITIESMUNICIPALITYNORTH AFRICAPOLICEPRIVATE SECTORPROVINCESPUBLIC WORKSROADSSECONDARY CITIESSETTLEMENTSSLUM UPGRADINGSOLID WASTESTREET NUMBERINGSTREETSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATAXTAX COLLECTIONTAX LAWTAX REVENUESTELECOMMUNICATIONSURBAN AREASURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN GROWTHURBAN INFORMATIONURBAN INFRASTRUCTUREURBAN LANDURBAN LIFEURBAN MANAGEMENTURBAN MANAGEMENT TOOLSURBAN PLANNINGURBAN SERVICESURBAN UPGRADINGURBANIZATIONURBANIZATION PROCESSUTILITIESWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5815-4