Coalition for Sustainable Cities & Regions

Outcomes Report

from the Communitas Experts' Workshop, 5-6 December 2013

Post-2015 Timeline

A timeline of post-2015 processes, focusing on the role of cities & regions in the new UN development agenda. Developed by Communitas.

Available as .jpg or .pdf

Booklet of Experiences

A compilation of place-based experiences from subnational & local practitioners.

WG1 Issues Paper
Integrated urban design & planning for inclusive public space and city-region connectivity & efficiency

WG2 Issues Paper
Participatory democracy, poverty & inequalities reduction

WG3 Issues Paper
Prosperity & jobs for all within planetary boundaries with a focus on youth & women


WG4 Issues Paper
Universal access to affordable housing, social services & public utilities: Water & sanitation, transport, energy, and waste management

WG5 Issues Paper, First Draft
Linkages with rural development, including food security & ecosystem resources

WG6 Issues Paper
Resilience through risk prevention & management & environmental sustainability


Outcomes Report
from the Communitas Open Working Group Side Event, 6 January 2014

Executive Summaries

Compiled from the First Draft Communitas Issues Papers (December 2013)

Lead Expert Presentation - Mr. Arun Jain
Integrated urban design & planning for inclusive public space and city-region connectivity & efficiency


Lead Expert Presentation - Ms. Andrea Costafreda
Participatory democracy, poverty & inequalities reduction

Lead Expert Presentation - Dr. Mark Roseland
Prosperity & jobs for all within planetary boundaries with a focus on youth & women

Lead Expert Presentation - Dr. Anjali Mahendri
Universal access to affordable housing, social services & public utilities: Water & sanitation, transport, energy, and waste management


Lead Expert Presentation - Mr. Thomas Forster
Linkages with rural development, including food security & ecosystem resources

Lead Expert Presentation - Mr. James Goldstein
Resilience through risk prevention & management & environmental sustainability