Urban planners in rapidly expanding Asian cities must involve the poorest residents in decision-making and include informal spaces if they are serious about tackling inequality, development experts said on Wednesday…
….With growing pressure on resources such as land and water, the region is struggling to make “effective planning systems a cornerstone of national policy”, said Maimunah Mohd Sharif, executive director of UN-Habitat, the human settlements agency.
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