Sustainable Cities Publication

Half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – currently live in cities and by 2055 an estimated 75% of the world’s population will live in urban areas. Cities occupy just 2% of the Earth’s land, but account for over 70% of both energy consumption and carbon emissions.

Urban areas are uniquely positioned to lead the greening of the global economy through improvements in transport, energy, buildings, technology, water and waste systems, as well as producing a wide range of economic and social benefits.

Against this backdrop Climate Action, the UNEP supported communications platform for global business sustainability, launched Sustainable Cities at the Rio+20 Earth Summit in June 2012.

Sustainable Cities is circulated twice a year to a hand-researched and constantly updated database of Ministers responsible for urban development, global Mayors and their city-wide senior policy, planning and procurement staff, as well as international Developers, Facility Heads and Architects.

The publication is the essential title for the sustainable urban development community as it assists them to make better and more informed decisions regarding their planning and procurement.

Each 120-page edition focuses on the key policy decisions that need to be taken, plus the immediate solutions and actions cities can implement to progress to greater sustainability, sharing the increasing achievements and best practice from cities across all continents.

Insight from the world’s most influential sustainable city activists in both the developed world and emerging nations is complimented by regular, in depth coverage and features across the following disciplines:

Urban planning and governance at both city and government level
Measurement, certification and impact assessment
Green buildings – retrofitting and new build design and architecture
Energy and power solutions for sustainable cities
Telecommunications
Water resources, water security and sanitation
Green spaces
City-wide mobility and mass-transit systems
Safety, security and disaster resilience
Economic sustainability and the city-based green economy
Best practice technology and innovation
Mega-events driving urban transformation

JUNE 2013 EDITION

The newly released edition of Sustainable Cities includes exclusive features from the following executives and officials, as well as coverage on the below key topics: