The Future of Asian and Pacific Cities 2019: Transformative pathways towards sustainable urban development

This report identifies future policy pathways for urban decision makers and stakeholders to reimagine the built and natural environments in Asian and Pacific cities. The solutions address four major development challenges: natural resource management, climate change, disaster risk, and inequalities.

A sustainable future for cities occurs when urban and territorial planning lays a foundation, resilience guards against future risk, smart cities deploy the best technology for the job, and financing tools help pay for it all. Getting these essentials right is vital in order to adapt to the demands of tomorrow and to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda.