Uruguay

The National Strategy for Access to Urban Land is an initiative promoted by the Ministry of Housing, Land Management and Environment, conceived as a participatory instance for the elaboration and conceptual development of public policies and, at the same time, an instrumental tool for urban development, land management, housing and habitat. It is composed of an articulated set of political objectives, programmatic axes and strategic guidelines, and their associated goals, to be achieved in the short and medium term and to promote sensible changes in the use and availability of urban land for housing purposes, mainly for social housing and urban development programmes, in line with the aspiration of fair access to adequate habitat for the entire population. (p. 7, para. 1)

Mvotma and Planning and Budget Office (OPP) are also promoting the National Sustainable Cities Strategy, a nationwide land-use planning instrument that seeks greater inclusion of the environmental and ecosystemic dimensions in the planning of Uruguayan cities. The Strategy proposes to establish objectives, strategic guidelines, and concrete mechanisms to coordinate the actions of public institutions when planning and managing cities in an orderly and systematic manner. Its development will allow progress in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, the commitments made by Uruguay at the World Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Information on the stategy's progress is presented in the attached link.