The UN-Habitat Housing Practices Series is an ongoing publication developed and produced by UN-Habitat in partnership with academic institutions and National Governments. It provides reliable and independent documentation of innovative and large-scale affordable housing programmes in countries around the world.

The “Future Cities Advisory Outlook 2020: Urban Technologies in China” is the first report of the UN-Habitat China Future Cities Council (CFCC), an initiative convened by UN-Habitat China and supported by Chinese private sector companies with an interest on charting out how digital solutions and technologies can create better cities and places leaving no one behind.
The CFCC report reviews China’s emergent smart urbanization policy frameworks as well as the endeavours of private sector…

La publicación “Explorando la Función del Presupuesto Participativo en la Aceleración de los Objetivos del Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS): Un Enfoque Multidimensional en General Escobedo, México" introduce cuáles son las conexiones entre el Presupuesto Participativo (PP) y la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.

This publication describes how Participatory Budgeting is a multidimensional, democratic tool capable of supporting governments to achieve the Agenda 2030. The publication introduces new networking models and cross-cutting approaches that can shape a new governance model. The case study in General Escobedo, Mexico, illustrates the actions, results, and strength of this approach.

In cities and urban areas in East Africa, livelihoods and incomes of populations are seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for those living in informal settlements. These urban populations are more vulnerable to food insecurity and unstable livelihoods as they mainly depend on the informal sector. It is estimated that the number of food insecure people in East Africa will increase to more than 41 million people because of COVID-19 including 14 million urban dwellers.

The 2020 Catalogue of Services provides an overview of some of the tried and tested services UN-Habitat offers to support national governments, local governments, and stakeholders. UN-Habitat receives requests for assistance to address particular challenges faced by cities, regions and countries, therefore this Catalogue is divided into sub-sections to allows readers to quickly locate services that are most relevant for their context and priorities.

The Sustianable Cities and Communities Consultation (Consulta de Ciudades Sostenibles) demonstrates an innovative way to engage citizens, create awareness of sustainable city policies and the Agenda 2030, in addition to facilitating monitoring and gathering of data to support a dialogue with local governments. The report presents the results of the implementation of the consultation in six cities in Bolivia and Peru.

Non-motorised transport (NMT) offers basic and affordable mobility, access to public transport, and health benefits. Ethiopia’s Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) Policy 2020-2029 has been launched on the World Bicycle Day on 3rd July 2020 and spells out the country’s commitment and measures on walking and cycling planned for the next 10 years to improve mobility, road safety and facilitate inclusive urbanisation.

Laws and effects of their application can either facilitate or undermine human rights and inclusivity. The urban space represents an area in which the paradoxical nature of legal frameworks is exhibited. On the positive aspect, urban law can provide a framework through which various public and private interests are mediated especially in relation to land use and development. It can offer a stable and predictable framework for public and private sector action and give an avenue for the inclusion…