Quality public spaces and services

A city/human settlement with quality public spaces and services that enhance social interactions and political participation, promote sociocultural expressions, embrace diversity, and foster social cohesion; a city/human settlement where public spaces and services contribute to building safer cities (especially for women and girls) and to meeting the needs of its inhabitants (especially those related to livelihoods).

Quality public spaces and services

Publications

[THEMATIC PAPER] Cities and Human Settlements with Quality Public Spaces

[THEMATIC PAPER] Cities and Human Settlements with Quality Public Spaces

Since 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked on a collective learning process together with all its members and allies for the elaboration of a series of thematic papers to explore and deepen into the key conceptual and programmatic...

Towards the implementation of the Right to the City

Towards the implementation of the Right to the City

This guide intends to present a series of indicators that allow for monitoring the implementation of public policies at the municipal level, and that make it possible to advance in the concretion and implementation of the Right to the City. We understand the Right to...

The Right to The City in Asia Region: Stories from the ‘Invisible’

The Right to The City in Asia Region: Stories from the ‘Invisible’

This research raises questions about the right to the city both in terms of definition and practice in the Asian region, drawing on the experiences of four countries: China, South Korea, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Through a fruitful collaborative process, the...

[THEMATIC PAPER] Right to the City: A Roadmap for Climate Justice

[THEMATIC PAPER] Right to the City: A Roadmap for Climate Justice

This paper proves that the Right to the City framework is already providing substantial alternatives to work for Climate Justice, with examples of successful experiences worldwide!   Since 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked...

Cities for All: Proposals and Experiences Towards the Right to the City

Cities for All: Proposals and Experiences Towards the Right to the City

For over thirty years, Habitat International Coalition (HIC) has focused on the link between human habitat, human rights, and dignity, together with people’s demands, capabilities, and aspirations for freedom and solidarity. HIC has been committed to be involved in...