The theme of this issue is "Urban-Rural Linkages in Support of the New Urban Agenda," guest edited by Chikako Takase, Jackson Kago, Remy Sietchiping, and Xing-Quan Zhang.
This is a collaborative issue of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD). The theme "Urban-Rural Linkages" is pertinent for both UNCRD and UN-Habitat as it articulates an integrated territorial approach to both analysis and action.
The origins of this RDD issue lie with a call for papers which were subsequently presented at an Expert Group Meeting on the "Role of Intermediate Cities in Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages towards the New Urban Agenda", which was held in Monteria, Colombia on 27-28 October 2015.
The contents and editorial introduction of this issue is available for download.