This partnership between the Cities Alliance and Brazil has succeeded in getting land tenure regularisation and risk prevention in precarious settlements included in the municipal urban development agenda.

The success of Chile's Neighbourhood Recovery Programme demonstrates that it is possible to contain – and, in some cases, reverse – urban deterioration and exclusion through timely intervention.

An innovative online housing information system known as HABISP allows São Paulo to collect data on its precarious settlements and undertake more strategic urban planning.

A key innovation of the Bairro Legal programme is its comprehensive, progressive approach to urban upgrading that focuses on low-income area residents facing social exclusion.