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Cities and urban development

Contribute to the survey: Reimagining urban governance in Asia and the Pacific

February 5, 2025 LPS Alliance
Participate in an online consultation to shape sustainable, equitable, and resilient cities across the Asia & Pacific region. The UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, in collaboration with Arup and in partnership with ESCAP and UN-Habitat, is […]
Cities and urban development

Local Government and the Changing Urban-Rural Interplay

March 29, 2023 LPS Alliance
What is the impact of increasing population movements from the countryside to cities and towns on the provision of local public services? How can urban and rural local governments cope? How do they finance these […]
Africa

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

July 17, 2022 LPSAManager
Often when one thinks or writes about urbanization in Africa, mega-cities or primary cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Kampala, come to mind. Little, however, is written about places like Gabés in Tunisia, Touba-Mbacké […]
Brazil

UN-Habitat’s Handbook For City Managers

September 25, 2021 Tianyu Chen
Urban governance is identified by UN-Habitat as a fundamental factor in the implementation and fulfillment of the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals. Intended to help city managers and other stakeholders achieve these goals, […]
Cities and urban development

Five things you need to know about cities

October 31, 2020 LPS Alliance
The UN General Assembly designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day, by its resolution 68/239. The day is expected to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries […]
Africa

Who Really Governs Urban Ghana?

February 3, 2016 LPS Initiative
Ghana is one of Africa’s most urbanised – and rapidly urbanising – countries. In the past three decades, the number of city dwellers has risen from four to 14 million; more than 5.5 million live […]
Asia

Pakistan Urban Forum: ‘Highest growth rate found in emerging cities’

December 14, 2015 LPS Initiative
Speakers at the 3rd Pakistan Urban Forum on Saturday stressed the need for strengthening urban governance, safe transport and sustainable agenda for water and sanitation. Addressing a technical session on the second day of the event, […]

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