Un Peacekeeping Missions in Urban Environments

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Un Peacekeeping Missions in Urban Environments is written by Malkit Shoshan and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0692185623 (ISBN 10) and 9780692185629 (ISBN 13).

United Nations peacekeeping operations unfold on a large scale, across hundreds of cities and towns in conflict-affected regions. They invariably impact their surroundings, often in long-lasting, unintended and even harmful ways. With careful planning, they also have enormous potential. Beyond their mandates, the infrastructure, technology, and resources that a UN mission brings to bear can open up new opportunities in some of the world's most impoverished and imperiled areas. This book explores the actual and potential material and socio-economic effects of UN peacekeeping missions in conflict-affected urban environments, with a focus on the departing mission in Liberia (UNMIL).Utilizing fresh perspectives such as urban planning and design, it seeks to provide a framework for legacy considerations and community empowerment; contribute to discussions surrounding mission transitions, and, more broadly, discuss the critical intersections between conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and development.