title: Governance challenges and coalition building among urban environmental stakeholders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
abstract: Rapid urbanization is arguably one of the most complex and important socioeconomic phenomena of the new millennium. It represents major and irreversible changes in production and consumption patterns and the way people interact with nature. The impact of urbanization will continue to bring about major changes especially in many countries in the developing world that are experiencing rapid urbanization. The serious environmental and development challenges facing Dar es Salaam, the largest commercial center of Tanzania, are highlighted in this report.
authors.affiliation: Safer Cities Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 9084, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. saferdsm@raha.com
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mtani
mesh_terms: D002958:City Planning / Q000379:methods*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D017149:Private Sector; D013636:Tanzania; D014507:Urbanization; D018505:Waste Management