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World Cities Report

The study of urban development is the main objective of the World Cities Report series. Merging the State of the World Cities Report and the Global Report on Human Settlements, these reports highlight new forms of collaboration and cooperation, planning, governance, finance and learning that can sustain positive change. They demonstrate that the current urbanization model is unsustainable. The message is that the pattern of urbanization must change in order to respond to the challenges of our time, to address issues such as inequality, climate change, informality, insecurity, and unsustainable forms of urban expansion.

ISSN (online): 2518654X
Frequency: Annual
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/d437cd7e-en

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World Cities Report 2022

Nov 2022
Book
United Nations Human Settlements Programme

World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the Future of Cities seeks to provide greater clarity and insights into the future of cities based on existing trends challenges and opportunities as well as disruptive conditions including the valuable lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest ways that cities can be better prepared to address a wide range of shocks and transition to sustainable urban futures. The Report proposes a state of informed preparedness that provides us with the opportunity to anticipate change correct the course of action and become more knowledgeable of the different scenarios or possibilities that the future of cities offers. The Report reaffirms that the vision for the future of cities must embody the “new social contract” in the form of universal basic income universal health coverage and universal housing and basic services.

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World Cities Report 2020

Oct 2020
Book
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
In a rapidly urbanizing and globalized world cities have been the epicentres of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The virus has spread to virtually all parts of the world; first among globally connected cities then through community transmission and from the city to the countryside. This report shows that the intrinsic value of sustainable urbanization can and should be harnessed for the wellbeing of all. It provides evidence and policy analysis of the value of urbanization from economic social and environmental perspectives. It also explores the role of innovation and technology local governments targeted investments and the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda in fostering the value of sustainable urbanization.
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World Cities Report 2016

Jul 2016
Book
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
The analysis of urban development of the past twenty years presented in this maiden edition of the World Cities Report shows with compelling evidence that there are new forms of collaboration and cooperation planning governance finance and learning that can sustain positive change. The Report unequivocally demonstrates that the current urbanization model is unsustainable in many respects. It conveys a clear message that the pattern of urbanization needs to change in order to better respond to the challenges of our time to address issues such as inequality climate change informality insecurity and the unsustainable forms of urban expansion.
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