policies in land use housing transportation and sustainability could be strengthened if an integrated approach to their development and implementation were adopted the current landuse planning system could better contribute to efficient urban development if the zoning system were made more flexible if infill development was more strongly incentivised and if there were a national framework for designating and developing naturalhazard risk zones in urban areas revisiting these policies is an important step in creating and implementing a national urban vision it then examines relevant practices in oecd countries and recommends policy changes that national policy makers may wish to consider when designing a national urban policy framework