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Leveraging Urbanization in South Asia: Managing Spatial Transformation for Prosperity and Livability
Peter Ellis and Mark Roberts; World Bank (2016)
Urbanisation presents South Asian countries with the potential to transform their economies to make their spaces prosperous and liveable. But while the region is making strides, it has struggled to capitalise on this opportunity. This report argues that undertaking difficult and appropriate reforms to improve South Asia’s trajectory of development is essential to making their cities prosperous and liveable.
Get AccessAre We Underestimating Urban Poverty?
Paula Lucci, Tanvi Bhatkal and Amina Khan; ODI (2016)
As poverty measures and data collection methods have not caught up with the reality of an increasingly urbanised world, it is more and more likely that urban poverty is underestimated. This has important implications for interventions and allocating resources with regard to the 2030 Agenda. This report explores current problems with the definition of 'slum' settlements and data collection in urban contexts and provides recommendations on how to address these issues.
Get AccessTransforming a 'New Urban Agenda' into a just urban agenda
Adriana Allen, Alexandre Apsan Frediani, Anna Walnycki; IEED (2016)
The revised Zero Draft lacks both an overarching vision that recognises the vital links between the three commitments and a consistent approach to implementation. The current contradictions threaten to make the commitments ineffective individual workstreams. To reach its transformative ambition, we argue that the final New Urban Agenda must make these connections, and suggest four specific ways in which it could achieve greater coherence and inclusivity.
Get AccessSustainable Urban Development
GIZ (2016)
Building on decades of GIZ experience in bilateral, regional and global programmes the publication provide insights into GIZ’s contribution to sustainable urban development under the heading “designing tomorrow's cities”. Multiple project examples (a selection) display GIZ's broad thematic expertise. The experiences and knowledge gained over many years shall also provide inspiration for new projects and cooperations.
Get AccessMaking Cities Work for All: Data and Actions for Inclusive Growth
OECD (2016)
This report provides ground-breaking, internationally comparable data on economic growth, inequalities and well-being at the city level in OECD countries. It provides empirical evidence on how cities are diverging from, or converging with, other parts of the country, and of the extent of inequality within cities. Finally, it proposes a framework for action, to help national and local governments reorient policies towards more inclusive growth in cities – a new approach to growth that ensures that no part of society is left behind.
Get AccessNew Urban Agenda in Action – Case Studies from a German Perspective
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) (2016)
This study is understood as part of a German contribution to the debate on the tools and instruments necessary for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. The focus of the study is on the creativity and openness with which many German municipalities, urban regions, and urban networks face current and ever more complex transformation challenges. The looming changes to actor and process-oriented dialogued planning culture in Germany is shown through case studies.
Get AccessThe Impact of SMART Technologies in the Municipal Budget: Increase Revenue and Reduce Expenses for Better Public Services
Uraia, UN-Habitat, FMDV (2016)
The latest Uraía publication: 'The impact of SMART technologies in the municipal budget: increase revenue and reduce expenses for better public services' is now available in English and coming soon in Spanish and French. The Guidelines analyse trends and opportunities regarding existing technological solutions, available to cities today, and also risks, challenges and lessons learned. Each chapter comprises city case studies, as well as interviews with key actors, and concludes with recommendations about the elements that enable the success of SMART initiatives.
Get AccessMetropolitan Governance: A Framework for Capacity Assessment. Guidance Notes and Toolbox
UN-Habitat and GIZ, Unpacking Metropolitan Governance series (2016)
UN-Habitat and GIZ have developed the Metropolitan Capacity Assessment Methodology (MetroCAM) as a joint contribution to implement urban sustainable development agendas and bring them to the metropolitan scales. With this modular toolbox, urban stakeholders are able to assess existing capacity in metropolitan settings, future needs, and potential trigger points and finally identify options for change.
Get AccessNew Planning Culture in German Cities – Topics, Priorities and Processes: 55 Projects
Darmstadt University of Technology in cooperation with the German Association of Cities and the Federal Institute for Building, Urban and Environmental Research (BBSR) (2016)
This publication is an inventory of 55 projects for practical implementation that are examples of best practice where in individual cases cities are not only responsibly adopting new directions in the planning process, but also in many places have set qualitative standards for their basic planning goals, their priorities for plans and projects, and with regard to the regulations of their own planning procedures. Aimed at showing how current challenges in urban development can be overcome by innovative approaches, the publication concludes with an outlook on future challenges.
Get AccessTranslating Plans to Development: Impact and Effectiveness of Urban Planning in Tanzania Secondary Cities
World Bank (2018)
Translating Plans to Development is a study investigating the impact and effectiveness of urban planning on city spatial development in seven Tanzania secondary cities: Arusha, Dodoma, Kigoma, Mbeya, Mtwara, Mwanza, and Tanga. It was conducted in support of the Tanzania Strategic Cities Project.
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