Habitat III Issue Papers - 8: Urban and Spatial Planning and Design

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Publication language
English
Pages
10pp
Date published
31 May 2015
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Governance, Urban, Urban design/planning
Organisations
UN Habitat

There is growing global consensus that urban planning strategies and policies contribute to economic growth, social development and environmental sustainability and resilience. Greater emphasis on spatial aspects in planning and policy making improves coherence and integration of political and sectoral decisions.

 

This issue paper on "Urban and Spatial Planning and Design" is part of a series of thematic reports offering a comprehensive, expert-level view of the processes of urbanisation that characterise today’s century of cities — and look forward to what could and should come next. The 22 “issue papers” were submitted by a range of multilateral institutions. They will ultimately be used to guide discussion by 10 formal “policy units”, which will focus on the six thematic issues deemed important for the Habitat III process. Made up of independent experts, these units touch on housing, resilience, equity and other issues. Eventually, they will each provide formal input regarding the crafting and, especially, implementation of the New Urban Agenda.