Urban development Archives – Decentralization Net

Empowering Local Governments in the Western Balkans for Climate Resilience

June 11, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

The Western Balkans consists of six upper-middle-income economies: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. These economies have shown significant growth over the past two decades, with a doubling of their economic […]

Financing strategies for inclusive urban development

August 22, 2024 LPS Alliance

Rapidly growing urban disparities in the Global South threaten to exclude many people from receiving the benefits of development progress. Particularly in the context of complex urban challenges—including urban congestion, housing affordability, livability, climate change, […]

Kutaisi Fourth International Forum: Beyond the Horizon/Empowering Second-Tier, Medium-Size, and Small-Size Cities

May 28, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

The Kutaisi City Municipality, together with the Management and Development Solutions Hub (MDSH), is proud to announce the upcoming Kutaisi International Forum (KIF) for its fourth edition. This highly anticipated event is being co-organized by […]

Bridging Africa’s urban infrastructure gap

September 13, 2023 Marina Jandrevska

Urbanization, climate change, and global challenges are putting African cities and local governments under increasing pressure to provide better urban infrastructure and services. However, most African cities and local governments remain under-resourced and unable to […]

Performance-Based Fiscal Transfers for Urban Local Governments

January 4, 2023 LPSAManager

The ability of cities and municipalities to effectively deliver infrastructure and services and productively manage built environments and local economies depends on their institutional capabilities, quality of local governance, and financial resources at their disposal. […]

Urban development

Empowering Local Governments in the Western Balkans for Climate Resilience

Financing strategies for inclusive urban development

Kutaisi Fourth International Forum: Beyond the Horizon/Empowering Second-Tier, Medium-Size, and Small-Size Cities

Bridging Africa’s urban infrastructure gap

Performance-Based Fiscal Transfers for Urban Local Governments

Africa’s smaller cities are usually overlooked: they shouldn’t be

Our City Plans: UN Habitat launches its updated participatory urban planning toolbox

UN-Habitat’s Handbook For City Managers

A Cautionary Note for Habitat III: Decentralization can Lead to Centralization

Who Really Governs Urban Ghana?