Asian Urban Information Center of Kobe International NGO
Established in 1989
Supported by UNFPA and
the Kobe City Government
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The First Decade

Lessons Learned and Views of the Future

CONTENTS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  1. History
  2. Accomplishments
  3. Lessons Learned
  1. Urban Administration
  2. Urban Conditions
  3. Methodological issue: city size
  1. The Future of AUICK

II. FOREWORD
  1. History
  2. Lessons Learned and Views of the Future

III.THE HISTORY
  1. Prologue and Founding of AUICK
    1. Prologue I. Singapore and Kobe, with comments on Tomakomai
      1. Lessons Learned
    1. Prologue 2. Asian Conference on Population and Development in Medium-sized Cities
    2. Creation of the Asian Urban Information Center of Kobe
      1. Structure and governance.
      2. Aims and operations.
  1. The Asian Urban Inquiries
    1. Organization and Coverage
    2. Findings
      1. Cites and Respondents
      2. Perceptions of Size, Growth and Migration
      3. Major Successes with Family Planning, Health and Education
      4. Major Problems: Urban Infrastructure and Transportation
    1. Special Topics
    2. Issues of Validity, Reliability and the Impact of Position
  1. THE IN-DEPTH STUDIES
    1. Population and Development in Port Cities
      1. Organization and Coverage
      2. Observations
      3.  Lessons Learned
    1. Population Dynamics and Urban Infrastructure in eight cities.
      1. Organization and Coverage
      2. Observations
      3.  Lessons Learned
    1. Urban Migration and Family Planning
      1. Organization and Coverage
      2. Observations
      3. Lessons Learned
  1. TRAINING
  1. First Group Training Course on Integrated Urban Policy, 1994
  2. Second Group Training Course on Integrated Urban Policy, 1995
  3. Third Group Training Course on Integrated Urban Policy, 1996
  4. First Specialized Training Course: healthy medical care and welfare, 1996
  5. Training Follow-up

IV. LOOKING AHEAD
  1. Lessons Learned: Processes and Substance
    1. Urban Administration
  1. Good information can be obtained from the urban administrators
  2. Stable administrative staffing makes for more effective problem solving
  3. Effective urban planning requires room and consolidated authority
  4. Combined population and development planning works well
  5. Local authority and resource control make for better urban administration. Devolution makes sense
  1. Major successes in family planning, health and education
  2. Major problems center on inadequate infrastructure.
  3. Major urban problems are closely related to wealth.
  4. Population size and growth both increase and alleviate urban problems.
  5. Poverty and gender inequality remain serious problems.
    1. City size: a methodological issue.
  1. Next Steps
  1. What information?
  2. How to integrate information collection and training?
  3. How can information and training be more effectively used in urban planning in the region?
  4.  How to use AUICK information-gathering and training to have a greater impact on Asian urban problems?
  1. A Pilot Suggestion
  2. International Advisory Committee Suggestions
  1. Information gathering cycles
  2. AUICK Associate Cities
  3. Data Base


References and AUICK Publications

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CONTENTS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. FOREWORD

III.THE HISTORY

IV. LOOKING AHEAD

References and AUICK Publications