The City Profile Report brings together diagnostic urban analysis and aligns that analysis with the UN-Habitat sustainable development framework to achieve the Saudi Vision 2030, NUA and SDGs. This tool helps in understanding the current while guiding the future planning of the city, whilst defining a clear strategy for sustainable development. This tool considers spatial planning in relation to legal aspects and Municipal and Local economy mechanisms.

Under the FSCP, UN-HABITAT, MOMRA, Madina Municipality and its Local Urban Observatory has been working on developing urban statistic and spatial information (Geographic Information System) to provide relevant urban information that strongly supports decision-making process on urban development and urban planning in the city of Madina. This CPI Profile Report is a brief overview of the basic information and data about the City

Urban Chances, City Growth and The Sustainability Challenge: Chance2Sustain is a research programme that examined how governments and citizens in cities with differing patterns of urban economic growth make use of participatory (or integrated) spatial knowledge management to direct urban governance towards more sustainable development. Participatory spatial knowledge management is the main concept used to study this issue, as it reflects a strategic resource, which all stakeholders can…

The main objective of the CGC was to improve state-society relations, urban stabilisation and job creation, where urban citizens see municipalities delivering basic neighbourhood services, thus leading to increased hope and government legitimacy.

A city-wide public space strategy can deliver a well-distributed, accessible and inclusive public space system. City-Wide Public Space Strategies: a Compendium of Inspiring Practices offers summaries and assessments of 26 such strategies from cities around the world. It also proposes a set of typologies and a framework with which strategies can be evaluated. City leaders and design professionals can count on this tool to help develop and implement better public spaces.

In 2012, UN-Habitat launched its Global Public Space Programme, now active in more than 75 cities across the world, with the objective to promote public spaces as a keystone for sustainable cities in order to ensure good quality of life for all.

The Global Public Space Programme is a consolidated and integrated approach to public space improvement across UN-Habitat. Over the last seven years, we have developed an iterative approach to public space that includes a variety of…

This guideline briefly explains the detailed procedures for RVS building survey. Bridges, large towers, and other non-building structure types are not covered by this procedure. According to recent seismic vulnerability assessment works in Bago, Taungoo, Sagaing and Pyay cities, the major building stocks in Myanmar are - Bamboo, Timber, Brick, Brick Noggin, Concrete and Steel Building.

This photo book showcases the project implementation in 221 villages across six townships of Dry Zone (Yesagyo, Pakokku, Myingyan, Natogyi, Mahlaing and Taungtha) whereof over 178,167 people benefitted. A short step from improved WASH to healthier communities aimed at providing communities with high-quality hygiene education focusing on zero open defecation (ZOD), improved sanitation and access to safe drinking water to provide communities with basis for healthy and productive life through…

Mainstreaming climate change considerations in the planning process is crucial, especially considering that Myanmar ranks second in list of most affected countries by climate extreme events between 1996-2015 (Global Climate Risk Index 2017). Adaptation to climate-related hazards will require Town planning that involves governmental institutions, academia, private sector as well as a high level of community participation.