UN-Habitat initiated and convened the process to develop “Urban-Rural Linkages: GuidingPrinciples and framework for Action” (URL-GP) with over 130 actors from over 40international agencies. The process was culminated with the acceptance of ten principlesand eleven fields of action. The principles are flexible and can be applied by all levels ofstakeholders at all scales. While the […]
In many settlements, a large number of households live, work in and depend on both ruraland urban ecosystems that sustain human life beyond political and administrative spheres.The reciprocal and repetitive flow of people, goods and financial and environmental services(defining urban-rural linkages) between specific rural, peri-urban and urban locations areinterdependent; they are the reality of socio-spatial[…..]
In the wake of rapid urbanization in Africa, the importance of intermediary cities in strengthening urban-rural linkages is growing exponentially. In recognition of this trend, UN-Habitat and the United Cities and Local Government of Africa (UCLGA) organized a webinar on the role of intermediary cities in strengthening urban-rural linkages in Africa, amidst rapid urbanization on[…..]