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The New Urban Agenda represents a shared vision for a better and more sustainable future – one in which all people have equal rights and access to the benefits and opportunities that cities can offer, and in which the international community reconsiders the urban systems and physical form of our urban spaces to achieve this. This document presents a paradigm shift based on the science of cities; it lays out standards and principles for the planning, construction, development, management, and improvement of urban areas along its five main pillars of implementation: national urban policies, urban legislation and regulations, urban planning and design, local economy and municipal finance, and local implementation. It incorporates a new recognition of the correlation between good urbanization and development.
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This tool helps to gain insight into the SDG status of your municipality through a number of specific questions and helps to accordingly determine what you want to focus on. The tool is an instrument...
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The economies and populations of many of the world’s 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are growing and some LDCs expect to graduate to middle income country status during the next ten years. Econo...
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