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Focusing urban planning efforts on key elements that can leverage the urban advantage for many - such as prioritizing public space within a framework of urban density, mixed land use and social mix, equitable access to land and tenure security and the integration of the formal and informal spaces and systems.
Urban Planning for City Leaders – A handbook for Kenya is a valuable source of information, inspiration and ideas on urban planning that is designed for city leaders and decision-makers. By 2050, Kenya’s urban population is projected to reach 44 million people, which will be close to half (46 per cent) of the total country population, from ...
Reinventing Urban Planning for Sustainable Cities The future of urban planning has been the object of lively debate in recent years. For a long time, urban planning was considered an inefficient tool, unable to address development effectively. However, renewed attention to urban planning has recently emerged. Shifting dramatically from
The Urban Planning and Management Programme (UPMF) in Kosovo was a path-breaking intervention where UN-HABITAT worked closely with both central and local institutions to support the development of new policy and legislation relating to urban and
Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning (IG-UTP), a set of universal planning principles for the improvement of planning and management at all levels, from neighbourhood to city level, and beyond, to regional, national and transboundary levels. Urban and territorial planning has been thought of as an exclusive competence of national and
Approaches for urban planning and design must urgently pursue climate action in preparation for a dynamic urban future. These approaches must consider the vulnerable populations, unpredictable and potential crises, and the country’s looming climate hazards – all these are carefully considered in this guide while promoting evidence and data ...
Guidelines are conceived as an instrument to promote sound urban and territorial planning around the world, based on universally-accepted principles and nation-al, regional, and local experience. Together, the IGUTP form a broad framework to guide urban policy reforms, taking into account specific approaches, visions, models,
The overall objective of Urban planning and design area is to improve policies, plans and designs for more compact, socially inclusive, better integrated and connected cities that foster sustainable urban development and are resilient to climate change, at the city, regional and national levels.
The International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning serve both as a source of inspiration and a compass for decision makers and urban professionals when reviewing urban and territorial planning systems. The Guidelines provide national governments, local authorities, civil society organizations and planning professionals with a global ...
In 2015, the Governing Council of UN-Habitat approved the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning as a set of universal principles for the improvement of policies, plans, designs and implementation processes that lead to more compact, socially inclusive, better integrated and connected cities and territories that foster sustainable urban development and are resilient to ...