The project focuses on public space as a catalyst for social cohesion between host and migrant communities and for fostering local economic development by enabling local authorities to provide a safe, beneficial and upgraded living environment for all. It aims to improve policies, develop strategies and plans and enhance local capacity for creating accessible, inclusive, profitable and safe living environments through public space quality assessments, participatory planning approaches and pilot public space designs in selected cities in Western Asia and cross-border urban agglomerations in Latin America. It will include knowledge sharing and learning activities for local authorities for better understanding how those strategies can increase urban resilience in humanitarian and development contexts, including policy recommendations for the specific local contexts and developing a toolkit for enhancing institutional capacity.