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      Rapid urbanisation, climate volatility, fiscal constraint and rising social expectations are exposing the limits of traditional approaches to urban planning and investment. The challenge is not a lack of ambition or funding, but rather how decisions are made, investments are structured and delivery is governed and coordinated.

      Addressing the gap between investment and outcomes requires cites to move beyond asset-level justification toward integrated, geography-specific portfolios and place-based business cases that reflect how places function and are experienced in practice. 

      Developed in collaboration with the Davos Baukultur Alliance and UN-Habitat, this white paper supports that shift. Drawing on global case studies, executive insight and practical tools, it sets out how public sector leaders can apply a place-based approach using levers already within their control. 

      At the centre of the paper is the Blueprint for liveable economies, a decision-making framework designed to help city leaders, investors and partners align outcomes, economic pathways and delivery mechanisms. 

      About the Davos Baukultur Alliance

      With more than 85 members across 140+ countries, including 28 national governments, global businesses, civil society and international organisations, the Davos Baukultur Alliance brings together public, private and civil society leaders to advance quality as the foundation for better and more liveable built environments and infrastructure through collaboration, shared standards and applied practice.

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      Livability, Economic and System-based outcomes
      KPMG professionals are seeing governments across the world recognise that stronger outcomes emerge when decisions are made at the scale of place rather than individual projects. When national frameworks support local collaboration and integrated planning, cities can gain the clarity and capability needed to deliver economic, social and environmental value together.

      Mair Brooks

      Partner, Infrastructure Advisory – Major Projects and Infrastructure

      KPMG New Zealand

      The blueprint organises actions across three layers — people and place outcomes, economic outcomes and systems outcomes — supported by five cross-cutting enablers critical to creating the ecosystems necessary for achieving these outcomes.

      With an emphasis is on aligning strategy with delivery, striving to improve investment decisions and helping ensure public capital delivers measurable, long-term value for places and communities, this blueprint offers a practical framework for translating ambition into implementation and supporting cities that are resilient, inclusive and competitive over the long term.

      Download the report today and contact our KPMG New Zealand team to find out how we can help cities across Aotearoa activate this blueprint for liveable economies.

      Blueprint for livable economies

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