Urban Planning for City Leaders

The training is based on UN-habitat’s unique publication “Urban Planning for City Leaders” which has been designed to fill the gap between the technical and the policy dimensions of urban planning and to help local leaders to better communicate with their planning departments and ask the right questions. The proposed training event offers practical advice and insight into how leaders around the world can succeed in leveraging capacities and know-how from communities, professionals and the private sector in tackling pressing urban development needs. This training gets urban actors asking the right questions about land use in their city, bridges the technical and policy dimensions of urban planning, and emphasizes a people-centered approach to decision making.

PROGRAMME:
8.00-8.15
Facilitator: Sayel Cortes
Opening Session
Welcome speech by Laura Petrella from UN-Habitat

8.15-8.30
Presenter. Yuka Terada
Urban Planning: Why and How City Leaders Should Act?
Planning challenges in developing economies
Reasons for planning

8.30-9.30
Facilitator: Sayel Cortes
Roundtable Discussion and Group Presentations
Identify key challenges related to sustainable urban development in developing countries
Key recommendations for improving plans, legislative framework and financial framework for integrated urban development
Group presentation

9.30-9.50
Presenter: Salvatore Fundaro
Sustainable Urban Development for 21st Century’s Cities
20st Century vs. 21st Century urban model
Different urban patterns to best serve your city

9.55-10.10
Presenter: Gianluca Crispi
Governance and Legislation for Plan Implementation
Importance of legislation for plan implementation
Role of planning legislation in solving planning challenges

10.10-10.30
Presenter. Yoel Siegel
Financing for Integrated Urban Development
Importance of partnership development

10.30-10.50
Facilitator: Sayel Cortes" "Overall Outcomes
Key recommendations from the participants
Impressions from the participants"

10.50-11.00
Facilitator: Sayel Cortes" "Summarizing key issues of the training

Registration on-site