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0 reviewswithout being urbanized. The world is more than 50
per cent urban and by 2030, two billion additional
residents will move to cities. Cities have a major impact
on prosperity, inclusiveness and resilience. 80
per cent of global economic activity is generated in
cities. About 1 billion slum dwellers live in the world
in sub-standard conditions and without access to
basic services. Urban agglomeration makes populations
increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters
and social and economic shocks.
Urbanization is a paradox. Cities concentrate prosperity,
poor people and risk. The proximity caused
by urban agglomeration is a driver for economic
development, innovation and prosperity-enhancing
ideas, and at the same time, spatial concentration
in cities increases vulnerability to natural hazards
and climate change impacts, as well as the impacts
of major economic or social crises.
The New Urban Agenda is the newest global attempt
to grapple with this paradox. It is an overarching
document encompassing different concepts
and sectors under one umbrella. This handbook
illustrates all these ideas to systematically define
an urban development approach. This approach
helps city-level decision makers develop spatial
policies that contribute to compact and dense
urban settlements, where all residents have access
to good transportation and are close to economic
activity and jobs. It will also guide cities in making
equitable investments to create jobs, promote
innovation, expand services and reduce the cost of
doing business.
Using the New Urban Agenda’s approach, cities
can move towards resiliency by mainstreaming risk
management in planning and development and replacing
a culture of post-disaster construction with
a culture of preparedness and prevention. Lastly,
this approach will pave the path to inclusiveness
by improving access to basic services, education,
housing, transport and health care for poor urban residents.
