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Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city

An urban planning concept where residents can access most of their daily needs—work, shopping, healthcare, education, and recreation—within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their home.

Applications Open for 7th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

Cities and local governments worldwide are invited to submit their innovative urban governance solutions for the prestigious biennial award recognising excellence in sustainable urban development.

Colin MacFarlane wins 2025 Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award

Award-winning book challenges cities to confront the sanitation crisis as a fundamental issue of democracy, equity, and human rights.

Saebit Talk Talk

A citizen participation platform to increase participatory planning

SDG Progress Report 2025

Only 35% of 2030 sustainability goals on track, with 18% moving backwards

UNDRR Disaster Risk Encyclopedia

Educational resources to help professionals understand and manage global disaster risks

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The Care System of Bogotá
Bogotá, Colombia

The Care System of Bogotá

Participatory governance in local care programs.
GwanJuness Community Care
Gwangju, South Korea

GwanJuness Community Care

Protecting human dignity
Transit Oriented Development Strategy
Quito, Ecuador

Transit Oriented Development Strategy

A strategy focussing on social inclusion, urban regeneration and the environment is being implemented in Quito.
Modern facility for transforming cassava into attiéké in the Songon Kassemblé
Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Modern facility for transforming cassava into attiéké in the Songon Kassemblé

A pilot project to improve the living conditions of women and young people in the District of Abidjan
The Berlin Strategy | Urban Development Concept Berlin 2030
Berlin, Germany

The Berlin Strategy | Urban Development Concept Berlin 2030

The city of Berlin used an interdisciplinary participation process to develop the Berlin Strategy | Urban Development Concept Berlin 2030 to support the city’s sustainable growth.
Pluit Reservoir Revitalization Project
Jakarta, Indonesia

Pluit Reservoir Revitalization Project

The Pluit Reservoir Revitalization Project is an initiative of the city of Jakarta to reduce urban flooding, improve water storage capacity and the quality of its prime water source.

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Sabelo B Nkosi
Durban, South Africa

Sabelo B Nkosi

Individual | Acting Senior Manager: Biodiversity Planning, Biodiversity Management Department
Julius Menge
Berlin, Germany

Julius Menge

Individual | Commercial Transport
Berlin, Germany

A Alfieri

Individual | Student Urban Design
Abdulfattah Almasehali
Cairo, Egypt

Abdulfattah Almasehali

Individual | Assistant Professor of Architecture Misr University for Science and Technology
Pete Silvester
Bangkok, Thailand

Pete Silvester

Individual | Co-founder & CEO, Window Seater
Taipei, Taiwan

Maximilian Chen

Individual | Chief of International Affairs Division