This practice brief argues that inclusive cities can only be built through processes that draw on the experiences and expertise of local communities. It shows that community-based planning offers key principles and methods that are useful for formulating upgrading interventions that are grounded in community participation and that promote the co-construction of inclusive, just and sustainable urban living environments.
Towards Inclusive Cities: community-based planning for informal settlement upgrading (2014)
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Additional Info
- Year: 2014
- Themes: Participatory Informal Settlement Upgrading
- Type: Practice Brief
- Practice Area: Urban Land
- Project: Building communities of practice to advance participatory approaches to informal settlement upgrading
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