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Quick Link to this page: www.unesco.org/shs/urban     Urban Development The aim of the Urban Development Programme of UNESCO is to increase the Organization's contribution to urban public policies which respect, protect and promote inclusiveness, social cohesion and local democracy. Our work is based on the development of multi-disciplinary knowledge, international research, capacity-building of urban professionals and civil society, in cooperation with national and local governments, and in close cooperation with other UN-agencies, such as UN-HABITAT -with whom a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 18 March 2005 (More ...). Within this framework the Urban Development Programme focuses on the following themes: Urban Policies and the Right to the City: Rights, Responsibilities and Citizenship Urban development and social transformations Social sustainability of historical districts: "Historic Districts for All" Urban governance and participation Urban professionals capacity-building Our past action As of 1994, 'Cities and Urban Development' in cooperation with the UNESCO's Management of Social Transformations Programme (MOST) focused on cities as arenas of accelerated social transformations. This Programme has made a significant contribution to capacity building and transfer of comparative and policy-relevant knowledge on urban development, local democracy and citizenship through international research networks and research-action projects. It has also supported innovative initiatives concerning the training of urban professionals and promotional activities such as UNESCO-Chairs on ‘Urban Management and Sustainable Urban Planning’ (Mexico), on ‘Landscape and Environmental Design’ (Montreal)and 'Urban Policies and Citizenship' (Lyon). Photo: Seoul © Phillipe Poullaouec-Gonidec     News     Presentation of the book ‘WORKSHOP TUNISIE, Invention paysagère des carrières de Mahdia’ 10-02-2009 (UNESCO) - On 3 February 2009 the book ‘WORKSHOP TUNISIE, Invention paysagère des carrières de Mahdia’ was presented at the University of Montreal. It is the latest publication of the UNESCO Chair in Landscape and Environmental Design at the University of Montreal-CUPEUM (Canada).  More...       Historic Districts for All: A Social and Human Approach for Sustainable revitalization 11-09-2008 (UNESCO) - Published for a training session scheduled during World Urban Forum IV (Nanjing, China, 3-6 November 2008), this brochure, designed for local authorities, will help them become aware of the role of political will, of the importance of preserving tangible and intangible heritage and of enhancing cultural diversity, and above all, to have a better understanding of the importance of building new forms of social cohesion in cities.  More...     Email this page     Printable version Quick Link to this page: www.unesco.org/shs/urban

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