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25 Aug 2016 Sustainable housing’s expensive, right? Not when you look at the whole equation Originally published on The Conversation – 25 August 2016 Authors: Trivess Moore, Cecily Maller, Ralph Horne and Yolande Strengers Low-energy or zero-energy housing is international best practice, but is still considered costly. Part of the problem is that studies of...

17 Jun 2016 Konvitz on Cities and Crisis Josef W. Konvitz’s recently published Cities and Crisis comes just in time for the lead up to Habitat III. A historian, former diplomat and authority on economic governance and urban development, Konvitz is also a UN Global Compact – Cities Programme Global Advisor. He was responsible for...

Melbourne Model Pilot Preventing Corruption and Unethical Behaviour by Working Together Anti-Corruption Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies Context In 2008, the City of Asker engaged in the Cities Programme. The engagement was led by the...

16 Aug 2016 Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme: future collaborations Cities Programme Director Ralph Horne, Chair Michael Nolan and Deputy Director Elizabeth Ryan recently met with the UN-Habitat’s Programme and Tool Development Advisor for the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP), Melissa Permezel. PSUP is a partnership between UN-Habitat, the European Commission and the Secretariat of the...

10 Aug 2016 City Scan and Ethical Cities at PrepCom3 in Surabaya As one of the Cities Programme’s newest innovations, the City Scan garnered quite some attention and discussion at PrepCom3, the third and final preparatory committee before Habitat III. From July 25-27 in Surabaya, Indonesia, Dr. Brendan Barrett led two events: a dialogue on...