UN-Habitat and Public Spaces: Embracing Minecraft for Engagement and Innovation

This case study presents an overview of UN-Habitat’s Block by Block program, an initiative that uses technology in innovative ways to facilitate public space improvements in cities and human settlements around the world. Pontus Westerberg, programme officer at UN-Habitat, spoke with APQC about the challenges associated with public space projects and how the embrace of innovative technologies has transformed the ways that cities and communities collaborate to enhance public spaces.