Urban Sustainability Framework

The Urban Sustainability Framework (USF) is structured in two parts, along with annexes that explore the good practices of specific cities and organizations and the positive results of their initiatives. Part I: Understanding and Achieving Urban Su...

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Main Author: Global Platform for Sustainable Cities
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/339851517836894370/Urban-Sustainability-Framework-USF-first-edition
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spelling okr-10986-293642021-05-25T09:11:36Z Urban Sustainability Framework Global Platform for Sustainable Cities SUSTAINABLE CITIES URBAN SUSTAINABILITY PRIORITIES MONITORING AND EVALUATION CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION INDICATORS GOVERNANCE URBAN PLANNING FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY URBAN ECONOMICS CLIMATE RESILIENCE INCLUSIVITY ENVIRONMENT The Urban Sustainability Framework (USF) is structured in two parts, along with annexes that explore the good practices of specific cities and organizations and the positive results of their initiatives. Part I: Understanding and Achieving Urban Sustainability lays out a process for, andpractical guidance on, a four-stage approach that includes (1) diagnosis of the city’s currentsituation; (2) definition of a vision for change and establishment of priorities; (3) an approachto financing of the plan that achieves and demonstrates fiscal sustainability; and (4) monitoring and evaluation. Part II: The GPSC Measuring Framework builds a common understanding of sustainability within the urban context through two “enabling” and four “outcome” dimensions. The enabling dimensions are (1) governance and integrated urban planning, and (2) fiscal sustainability. The outcome dimensions are (1) urban economies, (2) natural environment and resources, (3) climate action and resilience, and (4) inclusivity and quality of life. 2018-02-16T16:29:13Z 2018-02-16T16:29:13Z 2018-02-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/339851517836894370/Urban-Sustainability-Framework-USF-first-edition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29364 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Urban Study Economic & Sector Work
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topic SUSTAINABLE CITIES
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
PRIORITIES
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE
URBAN PLANNING
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
URBAN ECONOMICS
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
INCLUSIVITY
ENVIRONMENT
spellingShingle SUSTAINABLE CITIES
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
PRIORITIES
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE
URBAN PLANNING
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
URBAN ECONOMICS
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
INCLUSIVITY
ENVIRONMENT
Global Platform for Sustainable Cities
Urban Sustainability Framework
description The Urban Sustainability Framework (USF) is structured in two parts, along with annexes that explore the good practices of specific cities and organizations and the positive results of their initiatives. Part I: Understanding and Achieving Urban Sustainability lays out a process for, andpractical guidance on, a four-stage approach that includes (1) diagnosis of the city’s currentsituation; (2) definition of a vision for change and establishment of priorities; (3) an approachto financing of the plan that achieves and demonstrates fiscal sustainability; and (4) monitoring and evaluation. Part II: The GPSC Measuring Framework builds a common understanding of sustainability within the urban context through two “enabling” and four “outcome” dimensions. The enabling dimensions are (1) governance and integrated urban planning, and (2) fiscal sustainability. The outcome dimensions are (1) urban economies, (2) natural environment and resources, (3) climate action and resilience, and (4) inclusivity and quality of life.
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author Global Platform for Sustainable Cities
author_facet Global Platform for Sustainable Cities
author_sort Global Platform for Sustainable Cities
title Urban Sustainability Framework
title_short Urban Sustainability Framework
title_full Urban Sustainability Framework
title_fullStr Urban Sustainability Framework
title_full_unstemmed Urban Sustainability Framework
title_sort urban sustainability framework
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/339851517836894370/Urban-Sustainability-Framework-USF-first-edition
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29364
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