urban.brussels carries out missions relating to grants for the renovation and embellishment of facades as well as legal advice, in particular the reform of the CoBAT. Drawing on significant internal expertise, Urban.brussels plays a central role in raising public awareness of the fact that we are building the city of the future today.
Enhancing the heritage of yesterday and building the city of tomorrow.urban.brussels (Urban) is the Brussels public administration responsible for the implementation of the Brussels Capital Region's policy with regard to urbanism, cultural heritage and urban renewal....
urban.brussels is the government agency responsible for implementing regional policies related to urban planning, cultural heritage, and urban revitalization throughout the Brussels Capital Region. Urban contributes to the creation of high-quality architecture in Brussels, plays a key role in preserving, enhancing, and conserving the regional heritage, and aims to sustainably improve the ...
Urban has developed the Public Spaces Manual, in cooperation with the joint venture between ORG Urbanism & Architecture and the Bureau Bas Smets, as well as all the players involved*.
Urban renewal is one of Urban's priorities. A mission as essential as it is ambitious, which Urban is now turning into reality by approving a major urban development permit to relaunch an entire urban and neighbourhood dynamic.With the new planning permission for Max-sur-Zenne, as part o...
The Urban Renewal Contracts (URC), implemented by the Urban teams in collaboration with perspective.brussels for their programming, are ambitious programmes designed to weave links between neighbourhoods. These "multi-municipality" projects aim to improve public spaces, strengthen urban networks and create high-quality infrastructure and housing, while emphasising sustainability and economic ...
At the start of 2025 Urban presented its Diversity Plan 2025-2026, aimed at creating a work environment where everybody feels welcomed, valued and supported. One year later we look back on the efforts we put in last year regarding the four strategic domains of our plan: A. Recruitment and selection B. Onboarding and career C. Internal communication D. External positioning This update offers an ...
Valoriser le patrimoine d’hier et construire la ville de demain.urban.brussels (Urban) est l’administration publique chargée de mettre en œuvre, pour l’ensemble de la Région bruxelloise, la politique régionale en matière d’urbanisme, de patrimoine culturel et de revitalisation ur...
The World Bank Group supports cities and mobilizes subnational finance to create jobs by building urban infrastructure and strengthening municipal services.
This report highlights the substantial investments required to build more resilient and low-carbon cities in low- and middle-income countries. These investments are crucial to strengthen essential infrastructure, unlock new jobs, and ensure more sustainable urban development. Resilient and low ...
Discover how the Ethiopia Urban Institutional and Infrastructure Development Program created 1.15 million jobs with World Bank support.
How an Urban Program in Ethiopia Delivered More than a Million Jobs
A new report, Livable Pacific Cities and Towns: Urbanization Strategies for Resilience, Sustainability and Inclusion, offers a regional analysis of current trends, practical recommendations to address resilient urbanization, and diagnostic tools for policymakers and practitioners involved in planning, design, and building cities in the region.
Demographic trends are diverse among regions, within regions and within countries: while many cities will continue to grow, albeit at declining rates, many other cities are looking at declining or aging populations. In the near future, many more cities will face an increasing aging population, with important implications for the provision of urban infrastructure and service provision.
WASHINGTON, – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $400 million in financing for a new project that will provide safely managed water, sanitation and basic hygiene services, and help improve the institutional and financial performance of local urban administration in Punjab province.
Extreme urban heat is becoming an urgent challenge for Bangkok, threatening lives, livelihoods, and the city’s economic resilience. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect exacerbates this crisis, turning built-up areas into heat traps that contribute to heat-related mortality, lost productivity, higher energy consumption, and other negative outcomes.
Shaping a Cooler Bangkok: Tackling Urban Heat for a More Livable City
A new report on Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay provides an assessment of urban mobility in Myanmar’s two largest cities for policymakers.
The Djibouti Integrated Slum Upgrading Project, launched in 2018, aims to improve living conditions in deprived urban areas in Djibouti City and to strengthen the capacity of public institutions responsible for implementing the Zero Slum Program.