However, as the Metropolis becomes increasingly urbanized with population growth, management of urban-space for development has become challenging to regulate. Climate resilience is being tested and excessive pressure are being exerted on municipal services. Equally, grassroots participation in decision-making is hampered by insufficient resource mobilization or allocation to the sub-structures, resulting in dwindling social safety nets and lack of needed attention to the issues confronting the vulnerable, deprived and marginalised groups.

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