Unpacking the Value of Sustainable Urbanization

Abstract

When well-planned and managed, cities create value, which is the totality of the economic, social, environmental and intangible conditions (institutional, governance, political, cultural and civic perception) outcomes that have the potential to improve quality of life of residents in meaningful and tangible ways. As is increasingly understood by policymakers at all levels of government, planned urbanization leads to positive development outcomes and can be leveraged for improved quality of life and overall prosperity. Cities are not simply incidental geographies where people congregate, but rather are the loci of economic and cultural production and spaces of environmental and social development.

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