Sets out guiding principles for climate action planning on the city-level, along with guiding steps for the planning process and case examples. Fairly comprehensive and sets out examples related to both health and UTP, but is not focused on either. The Guiding Principles are aimed primarily at city-level actors. They provide a common reference point […]
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“Solid background and foundation lessons for practitioners: * Assessment of the extent that urban regeneration, in particular housing for low-income groups, is being considered as an adaptation option in Indonesian cities * Exploration of the potential challenges and outcomes in using urban regeneration, particularly housing construction for low-income groups, as an adaptation strategy for enhancing
“The United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) has distilled the big ideas of today’s Urban Thinkers into a document summarizing key principles which can guide the creation of healthy and sustainable human settlements. The document presents full descriptions of each principle, re-thinking traditional ways of working and living, and approaching old issues
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Urban mobility plans are used as a planning tool and policy instrument to guide the development of transport in urban areas and surroundings. This document reviews urban mobility planning from several countries, showing a shift away from the traditional, infrastructure-oriented approach towards sustainable and people-oriented planning. National guidelines for urban mobility planning provide orientation to
The focus is on the streets and urban layout of settlements, as the drivers of transformation and regeneration. It reviews citizens’ involvement in participatory planning and re-emphasises the importance of mapping through participatory enumeration and locally acceptable forms of social and physical mapping. It covers: basic infrastructure provision, e.g. water supply, sanitation, drainage; land allocation
