The Inclusive City

This networking event was organized by the Cities Alliance and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and examined recent and emerging strategies in industrialized, transformation and developing countries in order to counterbalance the widening socio-spatial and economic gap within cities. Egypt and South Africa are utilizing new strategies to support citywide approaches to slum upgrading, while simultaneously taking active
steps to prevent the formation of new slums. Key issues are community participation, the promotion of public-private partnerships where appropriate, improved access to infrastructure and services, sustainable financial mechanisms, secure tenure and a whole range of measures
designed to improve local governance.