Governance Action Plan for Smart and Liveable Cities

Urban management is a complex tool and compressive mechanism to orient government towards urban agendas focusing on sustainable growth, finance, governance approach, citizen welfare, etc. It requires strong political leadership and commitment and implementable legal frameworks articulated through a shared development vision and social participation. UN-Habitat has realized the complexity of the process and has assisted local, regional, and national authorities with urban planning and design, urban governance, urban finance, and urban policies and legislation. Responding to the growing demand from cities, the UN Habitat’s Lab has provided tools for their urbanization challenges besides responding to urban planning in general.