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Online Course: Livability in Future Cities

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Cities are becoming the predominant living and working environment of humanity, and for this reason, livability or quality of life in the city has become crucial. This urban planning course focuses on four areas that directly affect livability in a city: Urban energy, urban climate, urban ecology and urban mobility. The course begins by presenting measurable criteria for the assessment of livability, and how to positively influence the design of cities towards greater livability. It focuses on this basic topic of the human habitat in a holistic way, and introduces possibilities of participatory urban design by citizens, leading towards the development of a citizen design science.

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Mainstreaming Environment and Climate for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development: A Handbook to Strengthen Planning and Budgeting Processes

Available in English

This  handbook is designed to serve as a guide for policymakers and practitioners in mainstreaming poverty and the environment into planning and budgeting processes. It is based on nearly a decade of...

Developed by United Nations Development Programme (UN...

Posted by Local2030

Guidance and systemization of experiences

Women, Leadership and Development: from SDG 5 to Habitat III

Available in English

The full report on the session on "Women, Leadership and Development", held in Paris on 6 December in the framework of the COP21.

Developed by United Cities and Local Governments (UCL...

Posted by Local2030

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