This framework reflects three main aspects of urban development planning, connecting, and financing.

Planning for Long Term Urban Sustainability

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(b) Sustainable development planning and financing.

Strategic planning framework for sustainable development

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Integrating climate change into national development planning processes Mainstreaming climate change into national policies and development planning processes is one of the strategies that most Parties identified as a means to ensure that climate change is given prominence at the national level.

42. Another project was set up with a budget of 593,700 for environmental impact assessment of urban development in the valley of Mexico, thereby contributing to the elaboration of a methodology for environmental assessment of urban development.

Emphasis has been placed on national polices for urban development, shelter and slum upgrading.

The metropolitan city development strategy is an innovative planning process for cities, inclusive and responsive to demand.

The conscious planning of development requires profound respect for the cultural differences of peoples.

The Conference of Cities supported the initiative to establish the Ibero American Centre for Strategic Urban Development (CIDEU), in Barcelona.

As a result, the growing urban markets have failed to provide the stimulus for development in the rural areas.

Statements were also made by the representatives of the International Urban Development Association and the International Union of Local Authorities.

(c) Strengthening of domestic rural agricultural economies by actively contributing to integrated rural development planning.

In national development planning, priority has been assigned to health care, employment generation and population welfare.

Urban poverty, however, threatened national stability and it was therefore necessary to formulate sustainable urbanization policies.

The discussion underscored the importance of disaster risk reduction as a foundation for sustainable development of urban settlements.

Therefore we support the integration of programmes to promote the development of the family into overall social and economic development planning.

Areas of particular attention will be appropriate intervention for land regularization, training, formulation of a strategy for urban development and housing, and housing development procedures in urban as well as rural areas.

In the discussion, participants underscored the importance of disaster risk reduction as a foundation for sustainable development of urban settlements.

Modern planning and design initiatives are often more responsive to this model of urban agriculture because it fits within the current scope of sustainable design.

Urban planning has either not been concerned with women apos s issues or has assumed that urban processes were gender neutral.

When planning urban sewerage systems, Governments and local authorities may choose to subsidize household connections to avoid underutilization.

(i) Integrating urban rural linkages into national planning processes and promoting further research to inform policies and measures to manage urbanization

The Government of Sri Lanka regarded the urban centres that were emerging all over the country as a major driving force in the expansion of its economy.

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

There were three plenary meetings, partners' dialogues on urban culture, urban realities, urban governance and urban renaissance, as well as thematic dialogues on urban poor, urban resources, urban sustainability, urban services and urban disasters and reconstruction.

Planning and developing human settlements in urban and rural areas in a balanced and mutually supportive manner is important, considering their social, economic and environmental interactions.

Based on inputs from LDC Parties, the experience gained throughout its current two year mandate, and the fact that the majority of LDC Parties are still preparing their NAPAs, the LEG identified the following possible elements for its future mandate for consideration by the SBI

As in the case of providing land for social housing and urban development, its activities are part of the general effort to improve urban and territorial planning.

Another such is the National Urban Development and Territorial Planning Programme, the primary objective of which is to promote orderly growth throughout the territory and thus to reduce disparities between regions.

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 Forum consisted of dialogues among partners on urban culture, urban realities, urban governance and urban renaissance, as well as thematic discussions on urban poverty, urban resources, urban sustainability, urban services, and urban disasters and reconstruction.

In addition to the Partners' dialogues, five thematic dialogues were held focusing on urban poor urban resources urban sustainability urban services and urban disasters and reconstruction.

UNODC support of alternative development for drug supply reduction is provided within a framework of gender sensitive planning, environmental protection and sustainability.

In addition to international symposiums, UN Habitat has also provided technical assistance to Governments and local authorities to promote rural urban linkages in regional development planning processes.

92. The Lao People apos s Democratic Republic has undertaken a systematic identification of responsible institutions in the shelter sector in order to attain a sustainable process of integrated urban development.

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(g) Planning skills. Integrated mission planning process planning techniques integration and problem solving.

These integrated planning efforts, including integrated water resources management, should be fully incorporated in national sustainable development strategies and poverty reduction strategies.

The bank has 38 branches, primarily concentrated in urban and semi urban areas.

98. Mexico is taking new measures to integrate shelter policies with its National Programme for Urban Development, which lays emphasis on the development of small and medium towns.