BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 15. Urban development is
a social, economic, environmental, and humanitarian issue, Idris
Isayev, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Science and Education said,
Trend reports.
He made the remark during the international conference “Shaping
Human Capital for Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development" in
Baku.
"Today, the world is facing large-scale processes and global
challenges. Ongoing urbanization and the massive influx of people
into cities, on the one hand, contribute to urban development, but
on the other, create numerous problems and challenges.
We face issues such as overpopulation, transportation
difficulties, environmental threats, housing problems,
infrastructure-related risks, and many other challenges on a daily
basis. All of this once again underscores the relevance of this
topic. “Urban development is not just a matter of construction and
architecture. It is also a social, economic, environmental, and
humanitarian issue,” he said.
Isayev noted that the level of urban development is not measured
by the number of buildings constructed or the length of streets.
Above all, it is determined by people’s quality of life, level of
education, intellectual potential, health status, and the general
level of well-being of the population. And it is clear that people
are at the center of all these processes.
“The main criterion here is creating a comfortable, safe,
inclusive, and high-quality living environment for people,” he
noted.
