Where to live and how to get around are the two most important decisions for any household. When considering their options, access to jobs and economic opportunities weigh heavily but the...
The science is clear: Cities are hot spots for climate change, as reported by the latest IPCC report. With 70% of global CO2 emissions coming from urban areas, where 7 out of 10 people wi...
As countries see some of the effects of COVID-19 beginning to recede, people are beginning to take stock of what has changed in their communities, for better or for worse. Access to essen...
El camino hacia el desarrollo económico
A journey to economic development
Across the globe, well-functioning cities do one thing really well – they bring people together. Social and economic interactions are the hallmark of city life, making people more product...
Cities are currently being tested to the extreme with the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
Urban violence is predictable; it concentrates in specific places, among certain people and at very particular times. This means violence is hyperlocal, concentrated in "hot spot" neighbo...
The world is urbanizing at an unprecedented speed and scale, with more than half the global population living in cities today… rising to nearly 7 out of 10 people in cities by 2050.
Entre les tsunamis en Asie, les tremblements de terre en Amérique latine, les ouragans dans les Caraïbes et les cyclones en Afrique, les catastrophes naturelles ont coûté la vie à 1,3 mil...
私たちは、廃棄物に「覆われる」危機に直面しています。
Pour une famille, il est primordial d’avoir un endroit où se sentir chez soi. Le logement est en général le bien le plus précieux d’une famille, souvent en fait leur seul bien, surtout po...
Les infrastructures de base transforment les conditions de vie. Il suffit parfois d’une route…L’accès à une eau salubre et à l’assainissement améliore la santé des enfants, limite les mal...
