The Guidelines for Middle Ger-area Upgrading address the urgent need for the incremental upgrading and provision of basic urban services in middle Ger areas. The major challenge in middle Ger areas is to make more efficient use of land resources and improve distribution of infrastructure and basic urban services through increased population density and land readjustment.

This Guideline is one of three Urban Development Guidelines that seek to respond to overlying issues in each of the Ger areas in Ulaanbaatar, integrating lessons learnt from past interventions and initiatives, and providing a support framework for dealing with the current challenges of urban development.

This strategic document is the first Citywide Pro-poor Ger-area Upgrading Strategy of Ulaanbaatar city which was approved by the Citizens’ Representatives Council of Ulaanbaatar City for its implementation on 4 July 2007.

UN-HABITAT has played a central and very active role in the recent debate on the future of urban planning.