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Rethinking Sustainable Cities in a World of Social Distancing

Social distancing raises profound questions for our approaches to sustainable cities.

Six Transformations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

From Sustainable Development Solutions Network:

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change call for deep transformations in every country that require complementary actions by governments, civil society, science, and business. While significant progress is being made on some goals, no country is currently on track towards achieving all SDGs.

Report & Dashboard: "Climate Opportunity: More Jobs, Better Health; Liveable Cities"

The economic and public health benefits of urban climate policies

World Happiness Report 2018

The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. The World Happiness Report 2018, ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants.

The main focus of this year’s report, in addition to its usual ranking of the levels and changes in happiness around the world, is on migration within and between countries.

White Paper: ALIGNMENT BETWEEN STAR AND THE SDGS

Stretching “smart”: advancing health and well-being through the smart city agenda

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Segnalazione libri

I have been working for the editors for publications (5 books, 100 articles and 3 multimedia instruments) (from ten years ago; totally more than 3.000 pages, two software and two law data base). I wrote mainly in Italian language and you can download free 97 publications from this site: https://sites.google.com/site/zicari73/home. These publications summarize some jobs as consultant that I did:

The forgotten pillar: a definition for the measurement of social sustainability in American cities

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UNSSC Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development

With the support from the Federal Government of Germany, the United Nations System Staff College has opened the Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development in Bonn to equip the UN and its partners with a vehicle to deliver on the learning agenda pertaining to Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.

SDG Academy now online

SDSN’s online education initiative SDSNedu is now the

Routledge Sustainability Hub

Routledge Sustainability evolved from and incorporates the former Earthscan imprint and is a leading global publisher in Environment and Sustainability studies.

An innovative knowledge centre for the global sustainability community, this Hub offers a wide range of resources about many facets of sustainability. It includes resources by topic, sample chapters from textbooks, and a sustainability community section.

Routledge Sustainability Blog

View the latest Routledge Sustainability blog posts or browse an archive of previous entries. Each entry will also be posted within Facebook and open to comments so please feel free to join in with the conversation here.

The World Happiness Report 2015 has just been launched

The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. The first report was published in 2012, the second in 2013, and the third on April 23, 2015.

Transformative Tools - global registry of urban sustainability rating tools

A gobal registry of urban sustainability rating tools curated to increase awareness of tools and promote the outcomes they foster: www.transformativetools.org

Global Nutrition Report Launched

The first-ever Global Nutrition Report made its North American debut at a launch event co-hosted by Columbia University and UNICEF in New York City on December 8, 2014, at the UNICEF Headquarters.<

Greening the Economy - A Massive Open Online Course

How can we live a good life on one planet with over seven billion people? This course addresses sustainability, climate change and how to combine economic development with a healthy environment.

Free Access to all past Local Environment issues in September

Throughout September, free access is available to all content published from 1996 to 2013 in Local Environment for 14 days as par

CSCD Comments on SDSN Draft Indicators Report

Background: The Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) will expire in 2015. At Rio+20, it was decided that the follow-up should be called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Home Gardens for Social Change?

Can home gardens scale up into movements for social change? The role of home gardens in providing food security and community change in San Jose, California

Seattle Food Action Plan

Seattle City Council on April 29 adopted the Seattle Food Action Plan, sending a clear signal that a healthy food system is a priority

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