“At the end of the day if you have a city that is livable, sustainable, resilient, and competitive, but which is not inclusive, then something is fundamentally wrong in that city”, Sameh Wahba, World Bank. Inclusive planning is a process of development that includes wide variety of people and activities. It includes various dimensions of urban and rural poverty such as income and social poverty, environmental poverty, health poverty and education poverty. Equity means “The quality of being fair and impartial” Question) Why social inclusion is relevant for cities & citizens? Answer) 1. Improves livability and cohesion: Inclusive cities eliminate spatial fragmentation, embrace mix-development, respect differences, and create the right environment supported by infrastructure for everyone to thrive. For example, to make the London public transport network convenient and more accessible, the Royal London Society for Blind People created a Wayfindr to enable visually-impaired people to move independently through their various environments 2. Enhances economic competitiveness and productivity of cities: well-integrated and frequent interaction between stakeholders results in enhanced productivity and economic growth for all communities. 3. Improves resilience: By creating a connected and inclusive physical and digital infrastructure, cities can give their residents access to an improved range of shared services, achieving joint economies of scale and accelerating prosperity. Inclusive cities also provide opportunities to expand knowledge sharing, promoting collaboration across the entire population, which in turn builds a more resilient society.

1. SOCIAL INCLUSIVITY AND
EQUITY

2. Inclusive Planning
“At the end of the day if you have a city that is livable, sustainable,
resilient, and competitive, but which is not inclusive, then something
is fundamentally wrong in that city”, Sameh Wahba, World Bank

3. Inclusive Planning and Equity
Inclusive planning is a process of development that includes wide
variety of people and activities. It includes various dimensions of urban
and rural poverty such as income and social poverty, environmental
poverty, health poverty and education poverty

4. Inclusive Planning and Equity
Equity means “The quality of being fair and impartial”

5. Inclusive Planning
Why social inclusion is relevant for cities & citizens?
• Improves livability and cohesion: Inclusive cities eliminate spatial
fragmentation, embrace mix-development, respect differences, and create the
right environment supported by infrastructure for everyone to thrive. For
example, to make the London public transport network convenient and more
accessible, the Royal London Society for Blind People created a Wayfindr to
enable visually-impaired people to move independently through their various
environments
• Enhances economic competitiveness and productivity of cities: well-
integrated and frequent interaction between stakeholders results in enhanced
productivity and economic growth for all communities.
• Improves resilience: By creating a connected and inclusive physical and digital
infrastructure, cities can give their residents access to an improved range of
shared services, achieving joint economies of scale and accelerating prosperity.
Inclusive cities also provide opportunities to expand knowledge sharing,
promoting collaboration across the entire population, which in turn builds a more
resilient society.

6. Inclusive Planning

7. Inclusive Planning

8. Promote Inclusivity & Equity!