Editorial: Addressing poverty and inequality; new forms of urban governance in Asia

ACCA builds on previous work of the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) and on the experience with funding community organizations within UCDO and CODI – see Boonyabancha, Somsook (1999), “The Urban Community Environmental Activities Project, Thailand”, Environment and Urbanization Vol 11, No 1, April, pages 101−115; also Boonyabancha, Somsook (2005), “Baan Mankong; going to scale with ‘slum’ and squatter upgrading in Thailand”, Environment and Urbanization Vol 17, No 1, April, pages 21−46; and Boonyabancha, Somsook (2009), “Land for housing the poor by the poor: experiences from the Baan Mankong nationwide slum upgrading programme in Thailand”, Environment and Urbanization Vol 21, No 2, October, pages 309−330. THE ASIAN COALITION FOR COMMUNITY ACTION (ACCA)