This publication presents a strong argument for innovating urban planning to address the contemporary challenges of rapid urbanization and poverty. It illustrates how UN-HABITAT has
worked in a variety of contexts to apply urban planning and design to contribute to sustainable human settlements development, slum prevention, post-disaster and post-conflict reconstruction,
and new environmental and social challenges, such as climate change and urban violence.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/planning-sustainable-cities-un-habitat-practices-and-perspectives
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/un-habitat
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-planning
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slum-upgrading
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-environment
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economic-development
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infrastructure-development
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-development
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat-and-urbanisation