they do not stand alone as isolated principles but are rather informed by several broadbased international agreements and declarations these principles respond to the questions what is the direction of transformation how does it connect to the world that we want the key strategic components are considered as development enabiers that can be thought of as frameworks for action in response to the multiple challenges raised by the often chaotic forces of urbanization and also at the same time as frameworks for action to harness the opportunities that the same urbanization brings