UPSC’S Role Towards Habitat III Policy Papers

UPSC and Italian Institute of Planning co-organized the No.6 Policy Unit, Urban Spatial Strategies: Land Market and Segregation.

UPSC recommended 6 Chinese experts in 6 policy units for professional input.

Mr. Qizhi MAO

7.Urban Economic Development Strategies

Mr. Nan SHI

3.National Urban Policies

Mr. Dongsheng HU 

5.Municipal Finance and Local Fiscal Systems

Ms Yong HE

8.Urban Ecology and Resilience

Mr. Zhiqiang WU

9.Urban Services and Technology

Mr. Hongyu LIU

10.Housing Policies

The 10 policy papers are focused on different dimensions of housing and sustainable urban development.

The Right to the City and Cities for All

Socio-Cultural Urban Framework

National Urban Policies

Urban Governance, Capacity and Institutional Development

Municipal Finance and Local Fiscal Systems

Urban Spatial Strategies: Land Market and Segregation

Urban Economic Development Strategies

Urban Ecology and Resilience

Urban Services and Technology

Housing Policies

Policy Papers identify policy priorities, critical issues, and action-oriented recommendations in relation to the implementation the New Urban Agenda.

They were the final outcome of the ’Habitat III Policy Units work, serving as official inputs in the Habitat III process and playing a key role in the formulation of the zero draft of the New Urban Agenda. They are part of the Habitat III legacy and a valuable resource of information and knowledge that various urban actors may find useful in their work on housing and sustainable urban development.

The exercise carried out with Policy Units and Policy Papers set a pioneering precedent for future United Nations intergovernmental processes to not only be informed by but also based on independent expert knowledge.

For free download the policy papers, please visit:

http://habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda/documents/policy-papers/