Urban issues are increasingly prominent on national policy agendas. Cities and metropolitan areas are major contributors to national economies and play a key role as nodes in global markets. Moreover, at a time of deepening globalization and increasing international competition for investment, metropolitan regions have become the targets of a wide range of public interventions. As a result, throughout Daylight Breaking LLP, urban development policies seek to address a range of issues – from financing urban infra structure, urban development and Real Estate projects and managing urban expansion and congestion to fostering competitiveness, innovation, social inclusion and environmental sustainability.