City mayors unveil a rewilding guide for cities, based on research by C40 Cities and Arup, which aims to reverse biodiversity loss and tackle climate change.
Participating cities have designated neighbourhoods which will serve as urban testbeds for new businesses, products and services that can improve quality of life for local residents and mitigate social and environmental challenges.
The programme will support the cities and regions in developing countries most impacted by climate change to help accelerate their transition to net-zero and help build a sustainable future.
The new centre has selected three diverse metropolitan areas in the US to participate in a series of City Strategy Dialogues designed to help jumpstart new public-private collaboration.
The 2020 Smart City Index measures citizens’ perceptions of the impact that technology has on their lives, surveying them on areas such as governance, health and safety, mobility and opportunities.
Low congestion and affordability are among the factors that put the Canadian city top of Mister Auto’s ranking while Mumbai was named the worst city for driving across the globe.
Austrian capital retains its position in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s index which assigns cities a rating of relative comfort for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors.
The UK capital stood out from other cities in areas such as social entrepreneurship, co-working spaces, education, artificial intelligence and concerts.
