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In the Local Policies section you will find a compilation of local government policies on human rights, the right to the city, housing and other key topics for local social inclusion and participatory democracy agendas. Our search engine will allow you to select practices according to more specific categories or types of contents, including more than sixty case studies developed within the Inclusive Cities Observatory initiative (a joint endeavour by the UCLG-CSIPDHR, the University College of London and the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra). The Resources section of this Knowledge Hub gathers useful publications, policy documents, international declarations and valuable learning resources.

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Policy paper on the Right to the City (2019)

Policy paper on the Right to the City (2019)

Policy paper developed by the Global Platform for the Right to the City on the occasion of the UCLG World Congress of Durban (2019).

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Mexico City Declaration on the Right to the City (2015)

Mexico City Declaration on the Right to the City (2015)

Final declaration of the Mexico City Seminar of Local Governments for the Right to the City. Key milestone towards the Habitat III campaign in favour of the right to the city.

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Senegalese Charter for Citizen Participation and the Right to the City

Senegalese Charter for Citizen Participation and the Right to the City (2017)

A nationwide initiative promoted by Enda Ecopop which brought together 75 local elected representatives.

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Academic article

The Right to the City (2008)

By David Harvey.

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Ecological Transition and the Right to the City (2015)

Ecological Transition and the Right to the City (2015)

Report of discussion events on the Right to the City and the Ecological Transition held in the context of the Paris COP21 Summit.

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