Urban and municipal planning and policy

This book provides an analysis of urban development in Vietnam with a focus on activities carried out by ordinary people.

This book provides a concise guide to navigating, mapping, and understanding the complexity of political mechanisms and narratives behind transport cooperation.

Subnational governments carry out more than 60% of total public procurement in OECD countries.

Increasingly, countries are recognising the contribution social enterprises make to economic and inclusive growth and sustainable development.

An inside account of politics, crisis, and architecture on Capitol HillThe domed US Capitol Building is recognized around the world as Americas most iconic symbol, the forum for representative democracy, and the physical stage for the transfer of executive power.

The 2018 edition analyses tourism performance and policy trends across 49 OECD countries and partner economies.

To make the most of its longstanding tradition of manufacturing and innovation, Piedmont, Italy, is undertaking a process of industrial transition, the success of which may be linked to an updated approach to its regional innovation policy.

Urban India stands at an interesting moment in history-at the cusp of massive changes and cautious choices.

Green budgeting is emerging at subnational levels as an important tool for regions and cities to use to align their expenditure and revenues with their green objectives, and enhance the transparency and accountability of their climate and environmental action.

The countries of the southern Mediterranean enjoy a rich and diverse cultural heritage.

Regions and cities are where the effects of policies to promote economic growth and social inclusion are felt in day-to-day life.

How can designers address the emergent self-organizing nature of complex urban environments?

Socially Sustainable Neighbourhood Design for Children and Youth explores social sustainability in neighbourhood design, with a particular focus on providing practical design recommendations to improve the lives of children and youth.

This book contains selected papers from the World Renewable Energy Congress and Network Forum's seventh edition of the biannual Med Green Forum (MGF2024) that highlight opportunities for energy transition based on the principles of efficiency, urban/building integration, and ecology.

In recent decades, federal and unitary countries have increasingly adopted or deepened regional governance reforms, especially in the OECD and Europe, but also in Asia, America and to a lesser extent Africa.

This report is a first-of-its-kind work to provide evidence on how cities' investments in innovation and data use can pay off in powerful ways for residents.

Cultural and creative sectors and industries are a significant source of jobs and income.

This OECD National Urban Policy Review of Colombia provides a comprehensive assessment of the country's national urban policy 'the System of Cities' and of different sectoral policies that affect urban life: transport, housing, land use, and digitalisation.

In the midst of a global slowdown in productivity, unlocking the innovative potential of rural places is more important than ever.