UCLG and MILE partnership “Urban Strategic Planning Learning Exchange “ A learning event organized by the eThekwiki Municipality, city government of Durban, UCLG committee on urban strategic planning
Learning Note Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Overview of Learning exchange………………………………………………………………………………..........
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Day One……………………………………………………………………………………………………….....................
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Official opening ……………………………………………………………………………………………….................
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Setting the scene of Urban Strategic Planning and clarifying objectives…………………………..
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Theme 1: Vision, Inspiration and Leadership: Critical success factors in strategic planning…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................
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Lessons learned…………………………………………………………………………………………………...............
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Theme 2: Strategic planning and the social inclusion agenda……………………………………………
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Lessons learned………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Overview of the planning framework in urban strategic planning in South Africa…………….
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Day Two………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………..
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Tour of eThekwini municipal areas that demonstrate economic re-development…………..
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Theme 3: Strategic planning as a tool for economic transformation…………………………………
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Lessons learned………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Theme 4: Strategic planning as a tool for economic transformation…………………………………
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Lessons learned………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Theme 5: Strategic planning and financing implementation………..…………………………………..
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Lessons learned………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Day Three………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..
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Presentations and Mentorships………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Group discussions: New mentorships/partnerships & consolidating current initiatives……
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Options for support and funding capacity enhancement…………………………………………………..
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Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Acronyms, abbreviations, explanatory notes………………...………………………………………………….
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Authors, collaborators and credits……………………………………………………………………………………
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