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.

Estimating consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions at the city scale

SEI report / This guide for local governments describes when and how to use a consumption-based emissions inventory, known as a CBEI.

5 March 2019 / About Cities, Climate policy, Mitigation and Transport

Africa integrated assessment on air pollution and climate change

Project / A scientifically robust and policy-relevant framework to identify and assess priority measures that maximize the multiple-benefits for air quality and climate.

2019 - 2026 / About Cities, Food and agriculture, Household energy, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Transport

Making a sustainable community: life in Derwenthorpe, York, 2012–2018

Other publication / This report presents the results of a six-year evaluation of Derwenthorpe, an urban extension of 500 homes in York.

1 February 2019 / About Behaviour and choice, Cities, Household energy and Sustainable lifestyles

Participatory Theatre to engage with Mukuru residents about health issues

TUPUMUE

Project / Improving understanding about early life origins, burden, determinants, and prognostic significance of non-communicable lung disease in Kenya.

2019 - 2023 / About Cities and Pollution

Exploring the power of collaboration to address climate change in urban Africa

Perspective / Researchers working in Lusaka reflect on the connections between health, climate change, urban growth, and collaborative policymaking in urban Africa.

1 February 2019 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate services and Sanitation

Ten things the Thai government must do to stifle smog

Media coverage / Bangkok is suffering dangerous levels of air pollution. Rajesh Daniel and Diane Archer propose ten steps the Thai government can take to address the situation.

20 January 2019 / About Cities, Fossil fuels, Pollution, Public policy, Short lived climate pollutants and Transport

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