An action-oriented process, developed and
sustained through participation, to promote equitable growth in cities and
their surrounding regions to improve the quality of life for all citizens. A
CDS helps cities integrate a strategic development approach and a long-term
perspective into their urban planning. With a CDS, cities move beyond planning
around the short-term political or donor-funding cycle to considering where
they should be in 20 or 30 years, and the steps that need to be taken to
achieve those goals. The idea behind a CDS is that well-positioned, well-timed
public, private and civil society strategic interventions can significantly
change a city’s development path and improve its performance.
THE ABC FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
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