BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 15. Over the past ten
years, Azerbaijan has undergone important urban transformation
processes, the Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Urban
Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Dovletkhan
Dovletkhanov, said during the international conference on “Shaping
Human Capital for Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development" in
Baku, Trend
reports.
"Today's conference is dedicated to an issue that is occupying
an increasingly important place in global urban planning
discussions - the relationship between human capital and the
sustainable transformation of cities. Currently, more than half of
the world's population lives in cities, and the process of
urbanization continues to develop rapidly," he said.
Dovletkhanov noted that according to UN forecasts, about 70% of
the world's population will live in cities by 2050.
"This process creates significant opportunities for economic
growth, innovation, and social development. At the same time, it
forms an increasing burden on housing and land funds, the
availability of public services, and environmental sustainability.
In this context, it is impossible to view urban development
exclusively through the prism of building physical infrastructure,"
he emphasized.
Dovletkhanov added that over the past ten years, Azerbaijan has
undergone important urban transformation processes related to
demographic and economic growth, infrastructure development, and
reforms in the field of territorial planning.
"Simultaneously, after the restoration of the country's
territorial integrity, a large-scale program of reconstruction and
restoration was launched in the territories liberated from
occupation," he said.
