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SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
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4th Industrial Revolution
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Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDI2020
This is what sustainable infrastructure looks like and why it will fast-track recovery
Sustainable infrastructure can catalyse growth, but it must be economically, socially and technologically compelling to meet the moment and endure beyond it.
SDI2020
How to Save the Planet: What are the challenges in making the planet more sustainable?
To meet the SDGs' environmental targets and build back better after COVID-19, we must invest in climate solutions and making cities and infrastructure more sustainable.
Future of Mobility
The next big disruption is coming. How cities can prepare for 'flying cars'
Flying cars could create new, flexible and safe ways to move people and cargo. Here's what cities need to do to ensure they shape the disruption to come.
SDI2020
5 ways to speed up the creation of smart cities
Only a sustained effort of governments, augmented by public-private collaboration and investment, can usher in a new era of digital infrastructure.
COVID-19
COVID-19: The cities leading a greener and fairer recovery
The Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala presents the vision of the C40 Global Mayors task force: green jobs, resilient infrastructure and affordable, healthy housing.
Cities and Urbanization
The UN says climate-smart cities are the future – these 3 projects show their potential
Cities around the world need investment in smart infrastructure to hedge against climate risk and manage their contribution to it. Here are three projects that show what can be achieved.
Cities and Urbanization
COVID-19: The cities leading a greener and fairer recovery
How the C40 Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force is bringing together mayors from around the world to create a plan for a green and just recovery
Sustainable Development
Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions
Cement accounts for around 8% of global CO₂ emissions and may account for nearly a quarter of all human-driven CO₂ emissions by 2050.
Future of Consumption
How to build healthy cities and communities in the post-COVID world
COVID-19 has exacerbated the weaknesses of health systems, especially in cities. This initiative is tackling disease risk and healthcare access in three.
Future of Mobility
Israel’s 'smart commuting' shows what public transport could be like after COVID-19
Here's how the COVID-19 crisis drove mobility innovation in Israel - and what's needed to keep that innovation going.
Sustainable Development
Co-operative housing: A greener and more sustainable way of living?
Communal housing is an affordable way to live, where people come together in a shared community, to live greener and more sustainable lives. These communities exist all over the world.
Systemic Racism
George Floyd: these are the injustices that led to the protests in the United States
The current demonstrations are the result of a series of incidents that were the manifestation of long-simmering, systemic racial inequities. These disparities don't just hurt the black c...
COVID-19
COVID-19: How past crises are helping the world's cities to respond and rebuild
City officials are harnessing networks and tools devised for responding to better-known risks, like climate change emergencies, to tackle coronavirus.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
How major cities are trying to keep people walking and cycling after the lockdown
Countries including the UK, Italy and Colombia are investing in cycle lanes and widening streets to support citizens in walking and cycling to work.
COVID-19
Cities are especially vulnerable to COVID-19. These organizations are leading the urban response.
Cities are especially vulnerable to COVID-19. Knowledge sharing, tech and innovative design will help them survive and thrive in the post-pandemic world.