ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDD/2011/1
Country: Arab region, ESCWA Member States
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: Inclusive development, Population dynamics & migration
Initiatives: Sustainable urban development
SDGs: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Arab countries, Cities, Development, International migration, Refugees, Social development, Statistical data, Urban areas, Immigrants, Urban development, Urban planning
Bridging the Urban Divide in the ESCWA Region: Towards Inclusive Cities
January 2011
With reference to selected case studies and examples, the study presents an array of spatial development interventions taking place in the region; and highlights the ways they respond to urban fragmentation and inequalities, and their limitations. Finally, it outlines a framework for action aimed at institutionalizing inclusive development within urban development policy formulation and implementation. This report is the final output of a study that ESCWA launched in mid-2010 and that involved the Expert Group Meeting on Bridging the Urban Divide in the ESCWA Region: Towards Inclusive Cities (Beirut, 25-26 November 2010). The papers and case studies presented by participants to the Meeting and the issues and recommendations they raised in the course of their discussions provided a good base material in the production of this report.
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