RT null T1 Building Better Cities: ASEAN Looks to the Future A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 International Resource Panel, K1 city K1 urban planning K1 building K1 urban planner K1 climate change K1 disaster preparedness K1 urban population K1 Southeast Asia YR 2018 FD 2018 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31739 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31739 NO The rapid growth of urbanization signals a significant demographic shift that will change the way people live and the way our human settlements function. New infrastructure and systems are needed to support the growing population, and now is the time to plan and implement more resource-efficient and compact and connected urban form, which will make cities more livable and more sustainable. We face a strategic and historic opportunity to change global material and energy flows by changing the way we design and manage cities. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 21, 2026