For the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. Even during a period of rapid demographic growth, physical expansion can be guided through integrated road planning, investment in public transportation, and enforcement of appropriate land use legislation. Technological solutions and standards for everything from public transit to recycling should be chosen on the basis of affordability. Integrated solutions can be implemented through partnerships between key actors. This often requires that the network of formal and informal economic relations be supported and not hindered by urban managers.
Creativity can substitute for financial resources.
There are ways for traditional sources of problem to be turned into resources. Public information and awareness are essential. In order to create sustainable cities in this rapidly urbanizing world, there is a need to make changes in the organization and the structure of local governments. Re-inventing Local Government for Sustainable Cities, Yap Kioe Sheng and Radhika Savant Mohit. Background paper for International Expert Group Meeting on Capacity Building for Sustainable Cities in Asia, 2-6 June 1997.