Diverse City
The agenda for a city of opportunities for all people.
The right to the city is a new paradigm that provides an alternative framework for rethinking cities and urbanization. It provides for the effective fulfillment of all internationally agreed human rights, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the commitments of the Habitat Agenda. In accordance with the Vienna Declaration (1993), it calls for a universal, interdependent and interrelated application of human rights.
Based on internationally recognized human rights, the right to the city considers it as a common space, promoting:
- Respect and protection of human rights;
- The full exercise of citizenship for all inhabitants;
- The social dimension of land, property and urban assets in cities;
- Transparent and responsible political participation in the management of cities;
- Inclusive economies, with secure labor rights and livelihoods;
- Responsible and sustainable management of common goods (natural environment, built and historical environment, cultural goods, energy supply, etc.);
- Sufficient, accessible and quality public spaces and community facilities;
- Cities without violence, namely for women, girls and disadvantaged groups;
- The promotion of culture as a lever for social cohesion, social capital, self-expression and identity, memory and heritage.
