Addressing Systemic Barriers for Achieving Sustainable Urbanization in Emerging Economies: Learnings from the 19 Cities of the Global Future Cities Programme

Addressing Systemic Barriers for Achieving Sustainable Urbanization in Emerging Economies: Learnings from the 19 Cities of the Global Future Cities Programme

Summary

Through a comparative analysis of the 19 cities of the Global Future Cities Programme, the report shares experiences and knowledge gained during the Programme’s Strategic Development Phase. It identifies common urban trends in urban planning, mobility, resilience and data, as well as underlying systemic barriers and enablers for sustainable urban development observed across the Global Future Cities. Strategic key takeaways are provided that will allow the Global Future Cities Programme to increase its impact on the cities’ and host countries’ capacity to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.

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City

Belo Horizonte

Recife

Bandung

Surabaya

Melaka

Iskandar Malaysia

Yangon

Abeokuta

Lagos

Cebu

New Clark City

Cape Town

Durban

Johannesburg

Bangkok

Ankara

Bursa

Istanbul

Ho Chi Minh City

Partner

UN-Habitat

Themes

Strategy & Planning

Mobility

Risk & Resilience

Data Systems

Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Goal 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Goal 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Goal 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Goal 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Goal 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries

Goal 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Goal 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Goal 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Goal 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Date

14 June 2020