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VMR – Voluntary Metropolitan Review According to the OECD, metropolitan areas are defined as a population between 500 000 and 1.5 million people. For instance, the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has several such metropolitan areas which are often agglomerations of different separate cities and towns which became integrated into […]

UNECE PPP Forum 2022, Barcelona, 6th May 2022 Panel session on “Strengthening coordination of urban development PPPs with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs”. Co-Chairs: Prof Raymond Saner, University of Basel & Prof Mateu Turró, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). with the participation of PPP experts: · Mrs Sedef YAVUZ NOYAN, Head of PPP Department, […]

VMR – Voluntary Metropolitan Review IIAS/DARPG Conference, 11 February 2025 Session Chair: Raymond Saner, Basle University & CSEND, Geneva, Switzerland Stronger Together Voluntary Metropolitan Coordination Across Local Boundaries on SDGs and Governance – Cases from Europe and Asia Are there any models and mechanisms for effective planning and governance coordination within metropolitan and mega-urban regions? […]