UN Habitat III - A round-up
Habitat III, the UN conference on Housing and Sustainable Development, is taking place in Quito, Ecuador until Thursday. Here's a selection of stories about the event and its themes.
A once-in-a-generation event, the UN Habitat III conference will set the agenda for sustainable development around the world for the next 20 years.It's an event of huge significance, and will be attended by representatives of the RTPI, who have fed into the New Urban Agenda, the document to be agreed at Habitat III. The Planner has been tracking the build-up to the conference and considering its implications for planning in the UK and around the world. Her's a round-up of our UN Habitat III related content.
Feature articles
Habitat III - What's in it for me?
Sustaining notes: Sustainable Development Goals and the UK
What’s on the Agenda? The New Urban Agenda Assessed
Nature in the balance: Planning challenges in Ecuador
Habitat's natural: An interview with Eugénie Birch
Polycentric polymath: An interview with Alfonso Vegara
"Democracy, human rights and the relationship between the environment and urbanisation are expected to feature heavily"
Comment and opinion
How a city in Ecuador will shape life in the 21st century
Two minutes with... Carolina Proaño
Why Habitat III must reflect the century of the city
Can UN Habitat III effect real change in our cities?
Should the New Urban Agenda be a binding agreement?
Notes from Quito - Observations by an urban planner
Gardening for growth in South africa's townships
Having a 'fair go' in Australia
Why resilience needs to be the norm for cities
“Humankind’s only hope is to find ways to enable more than 70% of the globe to live sustainably in cities”
News
Manifesto launched to guide sustainable development worldwide
Further reading
The New Urban Agenda - download the agreed draft
Citiscope Habitat III commentary
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