World Bank: Thirty Years of Shelter Lending -- What Have We Learned?
An assessment of World Bank programs designed to help developing countries counter the effects of urbanization, primarily through housing initiatives, over the last thirty years.

The Role of the Private Sector in Delivering Low Income Housing in Developing & Developed Countries
Several case studies giving examples of ways in which the formal private sector can work with low-income communities to provide housing and housing supplies for mutual benefit.

Scaling up Slum Improvement
Examines cases where private sector finance for housing and municipal infrastructure was used to improve housing conditions in slum communities on a financially sustainable basis in partnership with slum dwellers and local government.

Rental Housing: An Essential Option for the Urban Poor in Developing Countries
An investigation into the importance of the availability of rental housing in developing countries, with several case studies in the Appendix.

Getting to Scale in Housing Microfinance: A Study of ACCION Partners in Latin America
Discusses the emerging field of housing microfinance and assesses opportunities for scaling up housing microfinance initiatives.

Sanitation for All?
A Thematic Overview Paper by the International Water and Sanitation Centre that provides a concise summation of recent trends, experiences, and expert opinions with links to informative websites, research, and publications to give the reader an overview of the water/sanitation sector.

Municipal Solid Waste Management Report
A review of the importance of solid waste management, and case studies that highlight different techniques and their impacts.

Clean Water State Revolving Fund Programs: 2006 Annual Report
Overview of State Water Revolving Fund activities in 2006 including lessons learned and short case studies.

Case Studies of Bankable Water and Sewerage Utilities
Case studies of eight municipal water and sewerage utilities that have made the transition from unbankable to bankable.

Case Study on the Privatization of Manila Water and Sanitation Network and its Impact on the Poor
Lessons learned from two different privatizations of Manila's water and sanitation system, and how these models of service delivery impacted Manila's poorest residents.

Asian Water Supplies -- Reaching the Urban Poor
A guide to update and educate stakeholders in the water sector (governments, utilities, NGO's, development agencies, consultants, etc.) on progress over the past twenty years so that mistakes are not repeated, and to increase awareness of all the issues stakeholders are likely to encounter when working in the sector.

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