The city is the home of prosperity. It is the place where human beings find satisfaction of
basic needs and access to essential public goods. The city is also where ambitions …

This paper argues for a more robust and flexible framework to develop the 'City Prosperity
Index'(CPI), one which is able to connect indicators and analytical intelligence with the …

Cities are perhaps one of humanity's most complex creations, never finished, never
definitive. They are like a journey that never ends. Their evolution is determined by their …

At the dawn of the third millennium, planet Earth entered a zone of turbulence. The 2008
crisis added economic uncertainty to the threat of global warming and extreme events such …

The agreement of a New Urban Agenda to put urban areas at the centre of achieving
sustainable development for future generations was a key objective for Habitat III, the United …

By 2030, the UN estimates, 70% of people will be in our global cities, the hubs of innovation
and economy that today provide about 80% of global GDP (World Bank). How these cities …

There is a growing interest among national governments and international agencies in the
contribution of urban centres to sustainable development. The paper outlines the new global …

As part of the post-2015 United Nations sustainable development agenda, the world has its
first urban sustainable development goal (USDG)“to make cities and human settlements …

Urbanization is one of the most important global change processes. As the share of people
in, and the footprint of, urban areas continue to grow globally and locally, understanding …

With the world's urban population expected to increase by about 60 percent by 2050, we
have an opportunity to build cities where everyone can live, move, and thrive. 1 There is an …