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.

Inclusive local planning is vital for successful climate adaptation in peri-urban areas

Perspective / A study of areas and risks in Thailand found that comprehensive, locally based urban planning is crucial to long-term climate adaptation.

19 October 2016 / About Adaptation, Cities, Disaster risk and Participation

A lush city landscape with trees and a lake in front of skyscrapers

Bangkok’s character under threat

Perspective / Uncontrolled growth, luxury construction and gentrification are driving out many residents and making life more difficult for all.

17 October 2016 / About Cities

SEI at Habitat III

Feature / SEI at Habitat III

17 October 2016 / About Cities, Sanitation and Sustainable lifestyles

People walking in a street thick with smog

How can Asian cities better manage air quality?

Perspective / A major conference in South Korea highlights the need for a systematic approach to tackling air pollution, and tools and resources to help cities take action.

15 September 2016 / About Cities and Pollution

The contributions to long-term health-relevant particulate matter at the UK EMEP supersites between 2010 and 2013: Quantifying the mitigation challenge

Journal article

6 September 2016 / About Cities, Pollution and Public policy

A man making briquettes from faecal sludge in Kampala, Uganda

Resource Value Mapping (REVAMP): A tool for evaluating the resource recovery potential of urban waste streams

SEI brief

26 August 2016 / About Cities and Sanitation

Trucks emptying faecal sludge at Bugolobi Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kampala, Uganda. Photo by Linda Strande.

Do you know the value of your city’s sewage?

Perspective / An introduction to REVAMP – a new tool that estimates and values what reuse products could be made from a city's wastewater, sewage and organic waste.

26 August 2016 / About Cities and Sanitation

The search for water: How Bengaluru households cope with water insecurity

Perspective / This city-level survey shows the many means that Bengaluru residents rely on to get water, and sets the stage for evidence-based planning.

25 August 2016 / About Cities, Planning and modelling and Water resources