The study seeks to inform the update and revision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) National Spatial Strategy by analyzing five international experiences on national spatial frameworks and identifying sustainable and progressive approaches.

El área metropolitana de Lima y Callao planeasu futuro en pasos de dos décadas. El PlanMetropolitano de Desarrollo Urbano de Lima yCallao 2035 (PLAM 2035) es el siguiente pasopara el planeamiento urbano de los próximosveinte años y está basado en el Plan Metropolitanode Desarrollo Urbano 1990-2010. ElPLAM 2035 proporciona un conjunto de herramientasy plantea un modelo de urbe prósperay sostenible, sobre cuya base se deberá construirla ciudad que conmemorará los 500 añosde su fundación española...

Las dinámicas de integración regional y metropolitana son una realidad queha permeado a Colombia desde los años 50, en su mayoría como resultadode procesos de conurbación que tienen origen en las migraciones que pordiferentes motivos se han dado desde las áreas rurales a las medianas y grandes ciudadesdel país. No obstante este camino de varias décadas recorridas, son pocos los arreglossupramunicipales que han dado fruto y se han consolidado de manera exitosa.

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This joint publication “Unpacking Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Development” is the product of a close cooperation between GIZ and UN-Habitat. Against the background of rapid urbanization, new forms of power relations between the different levels of government emerge and stronger coordination and cooperation is required.

The need for planning cannot be over-emphasized. Urbanization is progressing rapidly and by 2050, seven out of ten people will be living in cities. Inappropriate policies, plans and designs have led to inadequate spatial distribution of people and activities, resulting in proliferation of slums, congestion, poor access to basic services, environmental degradation, and social inequity and segregation.

The Darfur region in Sudan stands out as a good example of the socioeconomic consequences a conflict can have on a territory and its basic resources, including the natural environment, human settlements at large and urban areas in particular. How best to identify and entrench the fresh spatial patterns that can underpin socioeconomic stabilization and future development of a huge area is the purpose of this report. The protracted conflict since 2003 has caused massive displacements of people to...

The Structure plan project was initiated by the Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who signed a technical cooperation agreement with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) for the preparation of Structure Plans for nine major cities in the State. The cities are Osogbo, Ede, Ilesa, Iwo, Ikirun, Ila-Orangun, Ile-Ife, Ikire and Ejigbo. This will build on a related initiative – the Osun Urban Renewal Project - designed to regenerate the core areas of these...