Land and the New Urban Agenda - Presentation
Dr. Babette Wehrmann, Nairobi, 9 June 2016

Land and the New Urban Agenda: A UN-Habitat wide briefing on 9 June 2016, Nairobi Kenya

Land underpins all the key aspects of the NEW URBAN AGENDA because it is a key driver for inclusive and sustainable urban development

GLTN Roadmap to Quito

Urbanization in Spain has advanced rapidly in the last twenty years or so. The phenomenon was particularly pronounced in the period spanning 1990-2007, when the construction of housing on a mass scale was a clear indicator of the second circuit of capital accumulation, with space playing a key role through the work of David Harvey. This led to a property bubble – one of the defining features of the economic and financial crisis in Spain between 2008 and 2013.

Au moment de finaliser le Nouvel Agenda Urbain, les États membres des Nations Unies devraient aborder la question du foncier comme secteur d’intérêt clé et inclure la terre dans tous les types d’établissements humains : urbains, périurbains, et ruraux, riches ou pauvres.

The city of Bangalore came up with a draft structural plan 2031 to accommodate the emerging challenges of urban growth, congestion and environmental concerns through planning and regulation. In the decade 2000-2010, when the city opened itself to the booming IT industry, its developmental response to the pressures of growth has been through policy measures like airport relocation, introduction of metro rail, satellite township development, traffic improvement projects and revenue layout development.

Romania aims to be a country in which all citizens are provided with an equal opportunity toparticipate in society, where their basic needs are met and their differences respected, and whereall people feel valued and can live in dignity.Our society is still far from this ideal. One in every five Romanian people is income poor. Most of the people living in relative poverty in Romania are in persistent poverty, meening that they have been in poverty for at least the last three years.

Le présent décret régit les transactions immobilières privées (la vente, la cession gratuite ou l’échange d'un immeuble entre particuliers). Toute transaction immobilière d’un immeuble ne peut faire l'objet de transaction par parcelles qu'après un lotissement approuve conformément à la règlementation en vigueur. Toute personne privée désirant entreprendre une transaction immobilière saisit le service départemental du cadastre territorialement compétent d'une demande de bornage de la parcelle concernée.

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses the issues to end extreme poverty in the World, promoting shared prosperity, and taking bold action on climate change. He speaks about accelerating the high growth rate in the
developing world, and to translate this into poverty
reduction and job creation. It must be inclusive to curb
inequality. He insists that we must avert or mitigate
potential shocks such as climate disasters or new crises in food,
fuel, and finances. Climate

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, notes that the developing countries will have to grow
at a pace stronger than any time in the past 20 years to
achieve the goal of ending the extreme poverty by 2030. He talks about the
need for growth that is inclusive, creates jobs, and assists
the poor directly. He calls for ensuring economic
growth in the years ahead that is sustainable and takes us
off the destructive path of climate change. He focuses on

Le présent décret fixe l’organisation du Ministère de l’Urbanisme et de l’Habitat qui s’articule autour des structures suivantes : le Cabinet du Ministre; et le Secrétariat Général.