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Quality of Life: Livability in Future Cities

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This urban planning course will focus on four areas that directly affect livability in a city: Urban energy, urban climate, urban ecology and urban mobility. The course begins by presenting measurable criteria for the assessment of livability, and how to positively influence the design of cities towards greater livability. We will focus on this basic topic of the human habitat in a holistic way, and introduce possibilities of participatory urban design by citizens, leading towards the development of a citizen design science.

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Urban-LEDS: Cities in Action. 2012-2016 Final Report: Low Emission Development in Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Africa

Available in English

The Urban-LEDS project supported local governments in emerging economies to make the right choices when addressing local development. By exploring innovative approaches to involve stakeholders, develo...

Developed by United Nations Human Settlements Program...

Posted by Local2030

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The SDGs at city level: Mumbai's example

Available in English

By identifying in what areas progress needs to be accelerated or existing trends reversed to achieve selected targets at city and slum settlement levels, we hope to provide a useful framework for anal...

Developed by Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

Posted by Fabienne Perucca

Case studies and best practices

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