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UN-HABITAT's Sustainable Cities Programme and a project known as Localising Agenda 21, help cities get the most out of their vital role in social and economic development by promoting better environmental policies and programmes, aimed at reducing pollution, and improving urban environmental management.
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Experts Meet in Barcelona on Regional Planning and Landscape Connectivity
Barcelona - 15/05/2012

UN-Habitat and the Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4SD) organized an international expert group meeting on 9-11 May in Barcelona.

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View Details What Does the Green Economy Mean for Sustainable Urban Development?
A detailed report on the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) that took place to explore linkages between the ‘Green Economy’ agenda and UN-Habitat’s traditional ‘Urban Agenda’. It provides a summary of the conceptual linkage between cities and the green economy from a material flows perspective and the urban patterns that will shape and determine the way cities respond to the green economy challenge.
View Details Cities Development Strategies for Improved Urban Environment and Poverty Reduction: In the Lake Victoria Region
The publication is a documentation of the process, achievements and lessons learnt in the development of city development strategies for cities in Phase I of the Lake Victoria City Development Strategies initiative.
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