Overview of the state of urbanization and migration, urban housing, environment and infrastructure, disaster risk reduction, social service delivery in cities and urban planning

Overview of the state of urbanization, housing, urban environment and infrastructure, social services and urban planning

Overview of the state of urbanization, housing, urban environment and infrastructure, social services and urban planning

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

The Shanghai Manual for Better Cities is a concrete outcome of the World Expo 2010, Shanghai, China - Better City, Better Life. It is a product of fruitful collaboration between the Municipal Government of Shanghai, the Bureau International des Exhibitions and the United Nations. It addresses one of the most pressing challenges of our time – how to foster sustainable, livable and harmonious cities.

This report discribes the main challenges for low income housing and approaches for tackling low income housing in China.

The Sustainable Cities Programme was first implemented in 1996 in Shenyang and Wuhan, in China. From this initial experience, the environmental Planning and Management methodology was integrated in urban management to address pressing environmental concerns, such as air pollution, water quality, solid waste management and urban traffic.

This report examines the housing problems in China about two decades ago.

The Fourth Session of the World Urban Forum held in Nanjing, China from 3-6 November 2008 drew nearly 8,000 participants from 146 countries.