Rapid Planning Studio – Concept Note 2016 Cities and municipalities in rapid urbaning countries do not have the capacities to plan in advance and at scale for the expected population growth failing to make available serviced land. The result is often that urban growth happens in the form of slums and informal settlements.
Urban Development Initiative (UrDI) For the Canaan Area of Port-Au-Prince, Neighbourhood Plan: Hautes Sources Puantes, 2016 2016 Hautes Sources Puantes lies in the northern part of the central area of Canaan land. The neighbourhood is one of the less dense in the area where just 3,000 people live there. The houses are spread all over Sources Puantes and are interconnected through secondary streets. The open spaces are abandoned and open the possibility for further development in the neighbourhood. UN-Habitat followed the similar participatory approach as for the rest of the neighborhoods.
Coming in from the Margins: Ending Displacement & Increasing Inclusion in Afghan Cities 2016 Since 2002, over 5.6 million Afghans have returned from neighbouring countries and as many as 40% of them have not been able to reintegrate in their original locations. The total number of recorded IDPs in Afghanistan is more than 1.2 million. These returnees together with IDPs, rural-urban migrants and high natural population growth have resulted in an unprecedented expansion of Afghan cities. During the past decade, returnees, IDPs and low-income migrants face major obstacles to accessing basic services, adequate shelter and tenure security in cities.
Rules of the Game 2016 Effective urban legislation is an indispensable pillar of sustainable urban development. The current unprecedented urban population growth h can result in anarchy and increased inequality if not underpinned by effective and coherent policy and legal, institutional and governance frameworks that will ensure a solid context for planning, dialogue between actors and rights-based approaches to development.
Good quality urban law provides predictability and order in urban development, from a wide range of perspectives, including spatial, societal, economic and environmental viewpoints. Through this it contributes to investment, strong economic performance and wealth creation.
Tripoli City Profile 2016 UN-Habitat City Profiles are a multi-sectoral spatial tool to improve understanding of vulnerabilities in specifically urban settings and to inform the response. Developed in close collaboration with unions, municipalities, humanitarian partners and other stakeholders, the profiles are based on currently available data and will be updated online to take account of new information, including that from UN-Habitat Neighbourhood Profiles and reported activities of crisis response partners from the 2016 year end and beyond.

UN-Habitat City Profiles are formulated to offer a cross-sectoral perspective on urban vulnerabilities that will inform interventions by local authorities, humanitarian agencies and others to alleviate poverty. They also aim at contributing to an analytical knowledge base that will facilitate nuanced medium to long term public sector planning and investment agendas.
Urban-LEDS I Newsletter #7 2016 The Urban-LEDS project promotes low-emission urban development strategies in emerging economy countries. Jointly implemented by ICLEI and UN-Habitat and funded by the European Union, it helps cities to pursue low-carbon, sustainable development. This special edition of the Urban-LEDS newsletter focuses on the European project cities and their recent achievements in terms of low emission development.

The Urban-LEDS European project cities have been selected across the wider European region for the rich diversity of their experiences on local climate action to support the 29 Urban-LEDS cities in Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Africa on their way to implement Low Emission Development Strategies. Through this South-South-North knowledge exchange, cities are sharing their experiences, supporting peer exchange and capacity development.

European cities benefit from the project by learning from one another and from innovative approaches applied by the project Model and Satellite Cities. This newsletter samples highlights from all European staff exchanges and groundbreaking European achievements. We hope you enjoy this special edition of the newsletter!
Urban Solutions. United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi 2015 2015
Urban Energy Technical Note 16: Gasifier Stoves 2015 Gasifiers produce wood gas which is a syngas fuel which can be used as a fuel for furnaces, stoves and vehicles in place of petrol, diesel or other fuels. During the production process biomass or other carbon-containing materials are gasified within the oxygen-limited environment of a wood gas generator to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide. These gases can then be burnt as a fuel within an oxygen rich environment to produce carbon dioxide, water and heat. One of the main uses of wood gasification has been to power internal combustion engines. Wood gas stoves are actually wood gasifiers designed to produce heat which is ideal for cooking and meeting other heating needs.
Urbanization and Climate Change in Small Island Developing States 2015
Programmatic Guidance Note for UN-Habitat Staff. Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 2015 The purpose of this Programmatic Guidance Note is to provide assistance to UN-Habitat staff for the promotion and protection of human rights.