Sustainable Cities and Communities
Case studies
524 case studies available.
Aarhus, Denmark
Long term unemployed take the lead
The City of Aarhus is challenging the traditional welfare system by experimenting with models for self-budgeting in employment activities.
Dakar, Senegal
Building sustainable income and employment oppo...
The city of Dakar has developed an incubator project to support women and youth.
Montevideo, Uruguay
The Resilience Strategy of Montevideo
The Resilience Strategy of Montevideo is a strategic guide that seeks to prepare the city and its inhabitants, to face the diverse challenges that urbanization, climate change and globalization represent.
Cordoba, Argentina
The social, environmental and urban recovery of...
The railway premises plan is an initiative of the Municipality of Cordoba, aimed at the recovery of the General Belgrano railway premises and surrounding public spaces through urban regeneration.
Bologna, Italy
INCREDIBOL! Bologna’s Creative Innovation
The city of Bologna has implemented an innovative scheme to provide support for the cultural and creative industries.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaa...
To combat natural disasters the Ramani Huria project uses community mapping to increase resilience throughout the city.
Tokyo, Japan
Pre-earthquake measures in Tokyo
The City of Tokyo has introduced a series of measures to reduce the number of people becoming stranded in the metropolitan area in emergency situations.
New York City, United States
Global Vision | Urban Action program
New York City’s Voluntary Local Review of the Sustainable Development Goals shows local progress for global action.