UNESCO REPORT: Global Report, Culture: Urban Future

[ENCATC Urban Management]

UNESCO makes a strong case for systematically fostering culture in city planning in its new “Global Report, Culture: Urban Future,” launched on October 18 at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador. The report complements the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to ensure “inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable human settlements and cities” around the globe. The report's authors identify three prerequisites for culturally diverse, safe, and thriving cities: that people-centered cities are culture-centered spaces; that quality urban environments are shaped by culture, and that sustainable cities need integrated policy-making that builds on culture.

To read the recommendatons: http://www.unesco.org/culture/culture-for-sustainable-urban-development/pdf-open/recommendations-en.pdf

To read the full report: http://www.unesco.org/culture/culture-for-sustainable-urban-development/pdf-open/global-Report_en.pdf