WUF9 Substantive Report-s

URBAN LEGISLATION,
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1
Establishing an effecve and equitable legal basis for integrated urban and territorial planning and
development and land management, including cataloguing urban vis-à-vis non-urban (i.e. agrarian, forested,
environmentally-protected, etc) land
Define urban land vis-à-vis non-urban land as well as the rights and responsibilies inherent to urban land
2
Ensuring that urbanizaon is guided by the rule of law requires that the urban plan is a formal legal instrument
enforceable against all within the jurisdicon and accountable to cizens (parcularly in terms of modificaon
and conflict resoluon).
Establish a legal basis for the urban plan and disnguish public space from buildable urban land
3
Public space, including green space, roads, streets and intersecons, transport rights-of-way and other
corridors, is central to livability, efficiency and equity in urban areas.
Enact effecve law for the definion, acquision and protecon of public space
4
The area and proporon of a plot that may be built upon and the permied building height and floor space
are fundamental to value and have a significant impact on street dynamics and service demands.
Recognize and regulate urban development, i.e. buildability rights
5
Supporng local governments in determining their own administrave and management structures Legal and
accountable basis for funconal and fiscal devoluon to sub-naonal and local governments according to
naonal policy.
Adopt an effecve legal framework that supports strengthening the capacity of naonal, and local
governments
6
Capturing and sharing the increase in land and property value generated as a result of urban development
processes, infrastructure projects and public investments. Gains-related fiscal policies can be adopted to
prevent solely private capture, land and real estate speculaon.
Develop equitable and legal instruments to capture and share the increase in land and property value
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