Damascus Hosts 1st International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development in Syrian Cities.Damascus Damascus (dəmăs`kəs), Arabic Dimashq or ash-Sham, city (1995 est. pop. 1,500,000), capital of Syria and of its Damascus governorate, SW Syria, on the eastern edge of the Anti-Lebanon Mts. , (SANA)- The 1st International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development in Syrian Cities is due to be held on Monday Monday: see week. at Damascus University.The conference is organized by the Ministry of Local Administration in coordination with the Sustainable Urban Development Program of the German Agency for Technical Cooperation, andAa the participation of the Arab Urban Development Institute.The 2-day conference focuses onAaworld visions on the status of cities over the world's five continents and the Syrian cities, and the potential for establishing a network connecting them. Participants inAathe conference are also to discuss, through workshops involving experts and the Ministry of Local Administration, issues related to planning, urban economy, city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , urban environment, urban development indicators, among other topics.Experts from the Urban Age Organization, an offshoot of the Economy Institute in London, German Association of Cities, South African Cities Network, Thailand Environment Institute, and the University of Trisakti in Jakarta are to take part in the conference.AaManal Ismael/Ghossoun International Copyright 2006-2009, SANA Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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