OECD iLibrary: Development

National Urban Policies (NUPs) can play a key role in managing challenges like inequalities, housing shortages, extreme weather events, pollution and loss of green space, while unlocking the full potential of cities. This edition covers 78 countries and delves into the role of NUP in enhancing urban resilience in times of uncertainty and promoting adequate, inclusive and sustainable housing. The report underscores the importance of monitoring and evaluating the impact of NUP to shape a better urban future and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

These reports 'provide innovative ideas and practical solutions for how to build inclusive and sustainable communities with quality jobs for all. This series explores how national and local governments can promote local development, leveraging the social economy, entrepreneurship, employment and skills, and specific sectors such as culture.'

‘Underpinned by unique granular data at the regional and local levels, the publications in this series consider how regional development is affected by issues such as globalisation, climate change, innovation, digitalisation, demographic change. These reports and their policy recommendations are relevant to national, regional and local governments, financial institutions, academics, businesses and civil society.’

This series 'explores how to promote the competitiveness of firms and the wellbeing of residents in rural areas. Rural policy reviews assess the performance of rural areas and make recommendations to address challenges and seize opportunities through rural development policies and other policies with significant impacts on rural places. Thematic studies cover topics such as service delivery, rural-urban linkages, innovation, land use, economic sectors (such as natural resource extraction, renewable energy and ecosystem services) or particular types of rural residents (such as Indigenous communities).'

‘This series explores how to define cities and assess their performance on a wide range of policies that affect urban development and the wellbeing of residents, from housing, transport and land use to innovation and metropolitan governance. Urban policy reviews provide a comprehensive assessment of how systems of cities are working in a given country and put forward recommendations to improve the success of national urban policy and apply an “urban lens” to other relevant policies. Thematic reports offer cross-cutting data and policy advice on major topics in urban development such as ageing, migration, climate change, circular economy, metropolitan governance and investment in smart cities.’