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.

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.

Urban areas grew at the expense of rural areas.

Role of Urban Centres in Regional Development

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

(e) Mega cities and urban development.

Mega cities and urban development

Knowledge for Urban Development

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

Adoption of the report of the session.

Challenges for urban areas in developed and developing countries

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

Cities and Sustainable Development

Urban areas have also become the engine of growth for the developing countries, currently contributing to more than half of the gross domestic product.

Municipal funds to support sustainable urban development could be established.

For example, regional approaches in the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements are promoted as part of the urban management, sustainable cities and community development programmes.

(a) Regional planning and urban development to achieve a coherent allocation of resources and investments on development

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.

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

The strategy for urban and regional development will be implemented through measures such as, strengthening the capacity of local authorities and communities to promote and manage local development improving the allocation of land for urban uses modernizing the urban cadastres and raising citizens awareness on urban and environmental conservation.

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

(b) Completion of the development and environmental plans for the capital city and its metropolitan area, as well as the formulation of proposals for urban transport management

By the year 2015, half the developing world apos s population will live in urban areas.

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

c) To set up integrated programmes for the development of female entrepreneurship in urban areas.

The issue is for us to recognize that these are neighborhoods this is a legitimate form of urban development and that cities have to engage these residents, because they are building the cities of the future.

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.

Several United Nations system organizations are working together to help eradicate poverty in urban areas, to promote sustainable urbanization and to enhance industrial development.

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

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

Property Rights and Sustainable Urban Development

Increasing potential adaptive capacities of urban areas in developing countries is, therefore, of great importance.

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

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.

Cultural Heritage A Tool for Urban Development

B. Urban areas

With a view to achieving balanced development and to narrowing down the socio economic development gap between rural and urban areas, the Government has been implementing the three National Development Programmes, namely (a) Border Areas Development Programme (b) Plan for 24 Special Development Zones and (c) Integrated Rural Development Plan.

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.

New cities are constantly ripening like so many cherries on a tree, drawing people away from older, original cities. And the new cities have a way of looking brighter and fresher than the old urban areas, which are often seen as jumbled and decaying.

Pro poor policies could be a means to engage the poor in city development and slum upgrading.

The group apos s implantation in both the countryside and the city grew steadily, until it controlled a number of zones throughout the national territory.

(a) Illiteracy rates Blacks, 43 per cent in rural areas and 23.2 per cent in urban areas Whites, 20 per cent in rural areas and 7.3 per cent in urban areas

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