| URBAN
INFRASTRUCTURE, SERVICES & MANAGEMENT
Cities are the most intensive
and productive forms of accommodating and servicing very
large and growing numbers of people at minimum cost; at
the same time both urban residents and institutions are
deeply involved in processes of housing, infrastructure
and settlement production and distribution, that require
the full range of planning and management procedures and
public-private-social collaborations to sustain them. Five
clusters of innovative policies and practices contribute,
together with their multiple interrelationships, to the
‘infrastructure and settlements dimension’ of
urban development. They are:
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Enhancing shelter & settlement management includes measures
to encourage slum improvement and neighbourhood rehabilitation
for the urban poor, recognising informal shelter and settlement
development, making suitable provision for the homeless,
and providing the planning frameworks suited to expansion
in ‘affordable’ housing.
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This section includes measures to improve access to land
for the poor through appropriate land tenure provisions,
titles and regularisation and consolidation procedures,
shifting from illegal to informal recognition of settlements
to provide security and asset value to poor communities. |
Efforts to promote public-private-community partnerships
for urban service delivery include appropriate operation
and maintenance protocols, financial and service guidelines,
subsidy and profitability sharing, and community capacity
building in provision of basic water, sanitation, waste
disposal, electricity and energy sectors. |
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Promoting the use of appropriate technology, include the
experimentation with new or improved construction techniques,
the application of low cost building technology, the use
of appropriate materials and the directions of applied research. |
Improving urban mobility & transport include innovative
schemes for increasing access to public transport, improving
quality, reliability and affordability of city bus and rail
travel, recognising the role of informal transport modes
for the urban poor, and linking transport system development
with employment generation and environmental impact measures. |
This section highlights innovative programmes and processes
to support integrated infrastructure investment, strategic,
participative and responsive urban planning and development
schemes, mixed use and compact development incorporating
employment and housing meeting the needs of the urban poor,
and forms of consultative and empowering ‘peoples
planning’ practice. |
