Main narratives proposed by the groups Group 3
Group 1 • Ensure democratic metropolitan governance • Improve discussions and negotiations with other levels of government • Strengthen legal and financial frameworks in line with their responsibilities • Develop effective management instruments and promote participatory decision-making mechanisms for consensus building
Group 2 • Better governance (urban and metropolitan, including all urbanized areas) • Institutionalized cooperation based on an awareness that cities must work on common issues • Better and more equal redistribution of resources within metropolitan area
• New forms of cooperative and inclusive governance that transcend existing political institutions • Transform our cities to be more democratic, inclusive and sustainable • Recover the public role of planning and land management and put people at the centre of policy-making • To regulate land market, local authorities should prioritize social use of land and have adequate legal tools (ex. Prioritized areas for development, Brazil, use land banks, community land trusts) • A metropolitan authority should be powerful enough to challenge markets, face big enterprises and guide private investments. 29