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Building Inclusive Cities: The Mega Challenge of our Time

Dr. Shipra Narang Suri Vice-President, ISOCARP

Vice-President, General Assembly of Partners Co-Chair, World Urban Campaign

Living in an urbanising world

Living in times of flux

Urbanisation of poverty/ rising inequality

Global economic crisis

Supremacy of cities, especially large ones

Migration (inter-/ intra-national)

Climate change

Disasters

Conflict

Living in times of flux ...[2]

MDGs SDGs (2015)

HFA Sendai Declaration (2015)

The Paris Agreement (2015)

Habitat Agenda New UrbanAgenda (2016)

A new momentum?

Urbanisation, migration, poverty

Global economic crisis, but

cities reign supreme

Climate change

Disasters

Conflict

The Result: Fragmented Cities

Spatial fragmentation - due to the shift away from historical traditions of compactness, integration of diverse uses, a vibrant street life

Economic fragmentation - due to the locus of poverty and exclusion shifting to cities, which leaves out a large proportion of urban dwellers from the formal city

Social fragmentation - result of spatial and economic fragmentation, migration (inter- and intra-national) and growing diversity

Institutional fragmentation – responsibilities, powers, resources for different managing urbanisation don’t rest in the same place

Impact on urban management and

local governance

Cities and towns across the world struggling to deal with these phenomena

Under pressure to be competitive and livable and sustainable and resilient and carbon-neutral, and, and…

YET Most cities across the world do not have the powers,

resources to deal with these issues, nor a voice at the national level

Building inclusive cities

Inclusive cities: Now a global priority

SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

NUA Vision (OP. 11): We share a vision of cities for

all, referring to the equal use and enjoyment of cities and human settlements, seeking to promote inclusivity and ensure that all inhabitants, of present and future generations, without discrimination of any kind, are able to inhabit and produce just, safe, healthy, accessible, affordable, resilient, and sustainable cities and human settlements, to foster prosperity and quality of life for all.

The urban fabric

The urban community

The urban economy

The urban institutions

More empowered, capacitated local governments

More diversity among public officials

More participatory decision-making processes

More resources in the hands of communities

Participatory monitoring and greater accountability

In conclusion: Some key principles

for inclusive city building

Investments in public housing, public infrastructure and services

Preventing gated communities, ghettoisation, gentrification

Revitalisation of historic districts and inner-city cores

Mixed land uses to enhance urban vitality and to make most efficient use in the 24x7 city

Interconnected open spaces, green belts, parks, gardens, waterways

Greater engagement between professionals, civil society, grassroots communities, political leaders, decision-makers in all spheres of government

“Neither cities nor places in them are unordered, unplanned: the question is only whose order, whose planning, for what purpose?”

Thank you

shipra@isocarp.org

Shipra.narang@gmail.com

@ShipraSuri