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.

Wash and Rescue

Project / Focusing on the preventive actions needed for WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) systems in resilient cities

2012 - 2015 / About Cities, Planning and modelling and Sanitation

Integrating sustainable urban drainage, resource-based sanitation, biogas and food security

Project / Platform to explore and support cross-sectoral climate compatible development strategies and plans for Vientiane, Lao PDR

2012 / About Cities, Climate policy and Planning and modelling

Learning to work together on urban water management in the city of seven rivers: an assessment of the SWITCH project in Cali

Other publication

23 November 2011 / About Cities, Planning and modelling and Water resources

Mapping an urban ecosystem service: Quantifying above-ground carbon storage at a city-wide scale

Journal article

5 August 2011 / About Cities, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Sustainable lifestyles

Getting to zero: a pathway to a carbon neutral Seattle

Other publication

24 June 2011 / About Cities and Mitigation

Sustainable Sanitation in Cities – A Framework for Action

Other publication

21 March 2011 / About Cities and Sanitation

The impact of projected increases in urbanization on ecosystem services

Journal article

14 March 2011 / About Cities

Adaptation Strategies for the City of Cape Town: Finding the Balance Within Social-Ecological Complexity

Other publication / Adaptation Strategies for the City of Cape Town: Finding the Balance Within Social-Ecological Complexity

1 February 2011 / About Adaptation and Cities

Bangalore Urban Metabolism Project (BUMP)

Project / BUMP is a joint initiative of the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Centre for Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

2011 / About Cities and Water resources