The National Urban Development Programme focuses on four operational areas the One Hundred Cities Programme, aiming at strengthening the capacity of cities to receive investments and promote development the programme for the consolidation of metropolitan areas the promotion of regional planning and the strengthening of the legal framework for urban development as well as the programme for the promotion of social and private sector participation in urban development.

And now, out of typically 46 cities, 33 of those mega cities are in the developing world.

(e) Mega cities and urban development.

Mega cities and urban development

The strategy of the Government on regional and urban development focuses on the preparation of urban development plans, human resources development, the establishment of an Urban Regional Development Joint Commission and Technical Committees, and the creation of the Financial System for Urban Development.

Knowledge for Urban Development

The Urban Challenge in Africa Growth and Management of its Large Cities

Through the Cities Alliance Programme the environmental component will be strengthened in city development activities and urban poverty reduction strategy papers.

Cities and Sustainable Development

Municipal funds to support sustainable urban development could be established.

The world's population is becoming increasingly urban and three quarters of the urban population growth is occurring in developing countries.

Role of Urban Centres in Regional Development

(b) Development of green spaces in urban areas area of city parks .

Well we now have a distribution of urban power similar to what we had 1,000 years ago.

Shanghai was a very intriguing city it's exploding on a level that I don't think any city has experienced.

Historically, urban issues had been marginalized in the development agenda.

Colombia has continued improving sectoral management and the urban policy, quot Cities and Citizenship quot , focuses on inter ministerial coordination and the implementation of strategies for urban development by local authorities.

The first segment was devoted to the involvement of cities in international policy, city to city cooperation and exchange between cities and local governments on the achievements of sustainable urban development through municipal cooperation.

Staff members involved in the Sustainable Cities Programme in the Urban Development Branch participated in the campaigns in the Philippines and Brazil.

Through the Ministry of Social Development the Federal Government has introduced the Habitat Programme in order to assist the poor sector of the population living in towns and metropolitan areas through the joint implementation of social programmes and urban development.

About 150,000 people are added to the urban population of developing countries every day, and most of this growth happens in large cities.

The challenge instead is to plan, develop and manage cities in the interest of those who live there.

Cities were the centre of attention for all policies. Sustainable development in cities was the basic challenge of the Millennium Development Goals.

She observed that in two short years, the World Urban Forum had established itself as the world's premier urban development platform.

But the system itself of this city was thriving.

In the area of urban development, the Government focuses on the establishment of efficient land markets, the strengthening of local authorities, improving urban transport and achieving a rational use of natural resources in urban areas.

It will also help to strengthen the city's economy.

Property Rights and Sustainable Urban Development

In implementing the Habitat Agenda, the Bank apos s efforts will focus on supporting the provision of basic urban services, urban environmental improvement, strengthening urban finance and reducing urban poverty in developing countries.

Sectoral strategies for the period 1996 2000 focus on promoting adequate urban development in 311 municipalities.

261. In the field of housing and urban development, the issue is to adjust housing and the urban living space to the needs of children.

The role of cities in sustainable development was enormous.

Rapid urbanization, especially in Africa, was a threat to sustainable development and could not coexist with high population growth.

The issue of cost to cities, especially those in developing countries, was also discussed.

The Government has earmarked priority areas and urban centres for urban, social, and industrial development.

At the same time, joint SCP activities at the city, regional and global levels expanded considerably.

In implementing the Habitat Agenda, UNU will continue work in the dissemination of research methods and tools relevant to urbanization and urban development.

Cultural Heritage A Tool for Urban Development

The Cities Alliance provides small grants that support the formulation of city development strategies and citywide slum upgrading initiatives.

Cities as Drivers of Sustainable Development

The developing world now has all of the biggest cities, and they are developing three times faster than the developed countries, and nine times bigger.

So what do we need in order to make developing nation megacities into Bright Green megacities?

This is what makes cities this is what makes cities so green in the developing world.

There is certainly a need to address urban poverty by promoting the role of cities as engines of economic growth and social development.

Their growth has been concentrated in the countryside, although since the 1980s the urban grass roots women apos s movement has been growing rapidly.