Good Housing Makes a Good City - Carlos Zedillo

The lecture seeks to highlight the impact of the housing sector on the development of cities and the attainment of the Sustainability Developments Goals (SDGs). It will also unveil the state of housing in Mexico and its opportunities and challenges for compliance with the 2030 Agenda.

AUDIO: Carlos Zedillo - "Good Housing Makes a Good City"

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The Urban Informal Economy – Alison Brown

This lecture examines how precarious urban livelihoods in the informal economy can be transformed by innovative and rights-based approaches to urban policy, contributing to economic and social inclusion, and recovery in crisis-affected cities.

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AUDIO: Alison Brown - The Urban Informal Economy

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"Mobility of Care" – Ines Sanchez de Madariaga

The Mobility of Care: Introducing Gender-Aware Concepts in Transportation Planning aims at providing a better understanding of travel patterns of women and men, by taking into account the travel implications of daily tasks performed by individuals with care responsibilities.

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AUDIO: Ines Sanchez de Madariaga - “Mobility of Care”

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"Coproducing for sustainable cities" - Diana Mitlin

Diana Mitlin from University of Manchester in this lecture argue that coproduction is an essential component of an inclusive urban agenda

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AUDIO: Diana Mitlin - Coproducing for sustainable cities

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4th ASIA PACIFIC MINISTERIAL C
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Number of pages
96
Publication date
2013
Publisher
UN-Habitat

THE 4th ASIA PACIFIC MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (APMCHUD), Youth and IT in Sustainable Urban Development

The Asia-Pacific region has more than half of its population composed of young people. The region is experiencing quite a number of positive developments but equally in the same measure registers quite a number of challenges amongst which are unemployment, poverty and increased population in slums. Recognizing this, the Asia Pacific Conference on Housing and Urban Development adopted the theme ‘Youth and IT in Sustainable Urban Development’.

Youth want recognition, meaningful employment and engagements in decision-making processes. It is becoming a very strong tool for connection, and the burning question is how ICT companies under the public-private partnerships can come up with modalities and take more social cooperate responsibilities in addressing short-comings. Youth should be seen as positive human power and not as a problem.

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Number of pages
136
Publication date
2012
Publisher
UN-HABITAT

ПЛАНИРОВАНИЕ УСТОЙЧИВЫХ ГОРОДОВ: НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ СТРАТЕГИИ , ГЛОБАЛЬНЫЙ ДОКЛАД О НАСЕЛЕННЫХ ПУНКТАХ 2009 - Russian ... [truncated]

Современные системы городского планирования не приспособлены для того, чтобы решать серьезные городские проблемы XXI века, в том числе связанные с последствиями изменения климата, истощением ресурсов и экономической нестабильностью, а также непрерывным процессом стремительной урбанизации с присущими ей негативными явлениями, такими, например, как нищета, трущобы и неорганизованная городская экономическая деятельность. Кроме того, такие системы городского планирования в значительной степени не смогли создать и обеспечить нормальные условия для проживания местного населения и его участия наряду с другими заинтересованными сторонами в планировании городских районов, что способствовует возникновению проблем маргинализации общества и социально отверженных групп населения. Понятно, что городское планирование необходимо пересмотреть и обновить ради устойчивого будущего городов. В публикации «Гармонично развивающиеся города» рассматриваются серьезные проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются в настоящее время большие и малые города в разных странах мира, а также вопросы возникновения и распространения современного городского планирования и эффективности современных методов. И что не менее важно, в докладе приводятся данные о новейших технологиях и методах городского планирования, позволяющих более оперативно реагировать на нынешние и грядущие проблемы урбанизации.

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Number of pages
338
Publication date
2009
Publisher
UN-Habitat

Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human Settlements 2009

Planning Sustainable Cities reviews recent urban planning practices and approaches, discusses constraints and conflicts therein, and identifies innovative approaches that are more responsive to current challenges of urbanization.

It notes that traditional approaches to urban planning (particularly in developing countries) have largely failed to promote equitable, efficient and sustainable human settlements and to address twenty-first century challenges, including rapid urbanization, shrinking cities and ageing, climate change and related disasters, urban sprawl and unplanned peri-urbanization, as well as urbanization of poverty and informality.

It concludes that new approaches to planning can only be meaningful, and have a greater chance of succeeding, if they effectively address all of these challenges, are participatory and inclusive, as well as linked to contextual socio-political processes.