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INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES ON
Foreword
With the worlds urban population having crossed the
fifty per cent threshold of global population, it has
become increasingly clear that the future is urban.
Urbanization is progressing rapidly, particularly in
developing countries, and has been accompanied by
both opportunities and challenges.
national contexts, where appropriate, and further
responses.
Contents
I. Background................................................................................................................. iv
A. Objectives.......................................................................................................................1
B.
Preparatory Process.........................................................................................................5
B.
C.
D.
vi
BACKGROUND
A. Objectives
Since 1950, the world has been changing rapidly.
development;
economic potential;
procedures.
Urban and territorial planning has an inherent
groups.
declining areas;
integrated communities;
session.
countries.
in each country.
Guidelines.
realities.
D. Preparatory Process
As a follow-up to resolution 24/3, UN-Habitat
consulted.
Governing Council.
levels.
of action-oriented recommendations.
II
INTERNATIONAL
Guidelines ON URBAN AND
TERRITORIAL PLANNING
A
Urban Policy and
Governance
1. Principles:
(a)
(b)
2.
(iii)
(a)
(iv)
and management;
(v)
adjustments;
(b)
that:
(i)
(vi)
environment;
planning exercises;
(vii) Allows the development of new
(ii)
plans;
corruption;
(c)
authorities on request.
(d)
3.
local authorities;
partners, should:
(a)
(b)
jurisdiction;
(f)
(c)
binding documents;
services;
(d)
(g)
(e)
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4.
(a)
(g)
value;
(b)
and programmes;
(h)
(c)
(i)
improvement programmes;
(d)
(e)
5.
(c)
term impediments.
(d)
(a)
(e)
(b)
programmes.
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B
Urban and
Territorial Planning
for Sustainable
Development
Pedestrians in Tokyo, Japan Shutterstock/Thomas La Mela
B1
Urban and
Territorial Planning
and Social
Development
Market place at Onitsha, Nigeria UN-Habitat/Alessandro Scotti
6. Principles:
(a)
(b)
7.
(a)
(i)
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(b)
groups;
(c)
(d)
(b)
(e)
cultural life;
planning processes.
(c)
8.
partners, should:
(a)
plans encompassing:
(h)
(d)
(i)
(j)
(e)
sanitation services;
(k)
(f)
(g)
dimensions;
(l)
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B2
Urban and
Territorial Planning
and Sustained
Economic Growth
Place of United Nations in Casablanca, Morocco Flickr/Hamza Nuino
9. Principles:
(a)
(a)
partners, should:
(a)
(b)
urban nodes;
(b)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(d)
processes;
(e)
(e)
(g)
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development;
system.
B3
Urban and
Territorial Planning
and the
Environment
Aerial view of Shenzhen, China Flickr/Yuan2003
12. Principles:
(a)
(b)
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(a)
partners, should:
(b)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(d)
disasters or crises;
change;
(e)
(e)
(f)
(i)
(j)
(g)
(k)
(h)
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C
Urban and
Territorial
Planning
Components
Pedestrian street in Moscow, Russia Flickr/Stary Arbat
15. Principles:
(a)
(b)
(e)
(a)
(f)
local level.
(b)
partners, should:
(a)
political will;
(b)
(c)
(i)
(ii)
(d)
studies;
(iii)
(ii)
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(iv)
(iii)
evolutions;
(iv)
(c)
(d)
revitalization programmes.
(a)
(e)
as appropriate;
(f)
on land values;
(c)
(d)
land-based financing.
(a)
(e)
Supporttheempowerment of vulnerable
planning;
(b)
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D
Implementation
and Monitoring
of Urban and
Territorial Planning
Street in New York, USA Flickr/Stefan Georgi
20. Principles:
(a)
(b)
(b)
(h)
rule of law;
(c)
partners;
(d)
(i)
infrastructure deficits;
(e)
partners, should:
(f)
(a)
(b)
inter-municipal level;
recommendations;
(g)
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subsidies, donations, user charges, landbased rates, taxes) to ensure both financial
(h)
(c)
plans.
(a)
disseminated, as appropriate;
(b)
(f)
corrective measures.
(c)
(a)
(d)
(b)
of the public.
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making,
planning,
Settlements Programme,
planning,
HSP/GC/25/INF/7.
HSP/GC/25/2/Add.6.
planning,
sustainable development;
6. Encourages member States and partners to
2. Encourages member States, according to
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INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES ON
URBAN AND TERRITORIAL PLANNING
The Evolution of
National
Urban
Policies
A Global Overview
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URBAN PATTERNS FOR
A GREEN ECONOMY
CLUSTERING FOR
COMPETITIVENESS
International Guidelines
on Decentralisation
and Access to Basic
Services for all
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Urban Planning
for City Leaders
URBAN PATTERNS FOR
A GREEN ECONOMY
OPTIMIZING
INFRASTRUCTURE
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This document comprises a sample of 26 international experiences in urban and territorial planning
that have been developed by the Guidelines Expert Group and its associated networks. It provides
a cross section of inventive, ambitious and unique cases that address common issues of urban and
territorial development and highlights successful examples of how urban and territorial planning can
reshape countries and regions towards more sustainable development.
2. Habitat III Issue Paper 8 - Urban and Spatial Planning and Design (2015)
3. Planned City Extensions: analysis of historical examples (2015)
4. Evolution of National Urban Policies: a Global Overview (2014)
5. Urban Planning for City Leaders (2013)
6. Urban Patterns for a Green Economy: (2012)
a) Clustering for Competitiveness
b) Optimizing Infrastructure
c) Leveraging Density
climate change.
segregation.
HS Number: HS/059/15E
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