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Rapid urbanisation, a global trend, creates opportunities for governments to achieve national economic, social and environmental progress. In this context, an appropriate framework for urban development policy can be an important tool for accomplishing national and global goals. To be effective, urban development requires co-operation and co-ordination at different levels of government and across policy areas to avoid welfare losses and maximise potential synergies.
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Cities play a crucial role in national economic, social and environmental performance. A national urban policy (NUP) – defined as the coherent set of decisions from a government led process of co-ordinating various actors for a common vision that will promote more productive, inclusive and resilient urban development – has been recognised by the international community as an essential policy instrument to harness the dynamics of urbanisation in order to achieve national and global goals. An NUP does not replace local urban policies, but complements them to create the necessary conditions for sustainable urban development.
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This chapter provides an overview of national urban development across OECD countries. It begins by explaining the methodology used to assess the national urban policy (NUP) development in those countries. It clarifies, among other things, the definition, classification and stages of an NUP. It then depicts the major findings from the data collected across countries and summarises the state of NUP in OECD countries.
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