Cities

More than 65% of the world's population are projected to live in urban areas by 2050, with major implications resource use, energy, water and sanitation, and health and well-being. At the same time urbanization can bring benefits, especially efficiency gains. SEI examines these challenges in the round to advance sustainable urbanization.

Transforming urban water governance through social (triple-loop) learning

Journal article / How has social learning helped or hindered sustainability transformations in urban water governance?

15 January 2019 / About Cities and Public policy

Photo of office building roof top greenspaces

The SEI Initiative on City Health and Wellbeing

SEI brief / This initiative investigates how rapidly growing cities affect residents' wellbeing and how this interacts with the overall health of city systems.

19 December 2018 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing

To achieve the SDG health goals we need to recognise the goals and outcomes of other sectors

Media coverage / Tobias Alfvén, Agnes Binagwaho and Måns Nilsson call for multisectoral collaboration to become the “new normal”.

7 December 2018 / About Cities, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing

Exploring SDG-driven urban development

Project / With the transition to a sustainable society as a backdrop, the purpose of this pilot project is to explore the role of Fabege in the urban development sector.

2018 - 2019 / About Business, Cities, Innovation, Sustainable lifestyles and Transport

When will we breathe easy?

Media coverage / TRT World featured SEI Policy Director Johan Kuylenstierna and air pollution experts in their programme Roundtable: When will we breathe easy?

19 November 2018 / About Cities, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Sustainable lifestyles

Press briefing with Dr Jian Liu, Chief Scientist, UN Environment

Press release / This briefing will take stock of recent issues in the science and policy of sustainable development, ahead of the UNFCCC climate change summit in Poland.

12 November 2018 / About Adaptation, Cities, Finance and Pollution

Air pollution in Asia and the Pacific: science-based solutions

Other publication / The first comprehensive scientific assessment of the air pollution outlook in Asia and the Pacific details 25 measures to tackle the issue.

30 October 2018 / About Cities, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Boy wearing a mouth mask against air pollution (Beijing).

Solving the air pollution crisis in Asia

Feature / Fewer than 8% of people living in Asia breathe clean air. A new report co-authored by SEI researchers proposes 25 solutions to this health crisis.

30 October 2018 / About Cities, Climate policy, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Transport