Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat role can land use policies play in addressing global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and demographic shifts?
Category: Urban
More than a makeover: How the US can make the most of new infrastructure investment
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe US has a rich history of innovative infrastructure, but declining public investment has led to a backlog of repair work and decreased global rankings. OECD’s Courtenay Wheeler, Justin Chen, and Yugo Kimura explore.
Le ZAN pour mettre l’étalement en panne : comment atteindre l’objectif de zéro artificialisation nette d’ici 2050 ?
Reading Time: 4 minutesLes villes s’étendent de plus en plus, mais cela a un coût pour les zones naturelles qui les entourent. Comment parvenir à l’objectif de zéro artificialisation nette (« ZAN ») d’ici 2050?
When sprawl hits a wall: How can we reach “net-zero land take” by 2050?
Reading Time: 4 minutesCities are ever expanding – but that comes at a cost for natural areas. How are we to achieve net zero-land take by 2050?
How satellites see our cities – and can help them become more sustainable
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe OECD’s Alexandre Blanquet explains how the use of AI and satellite imagery can help cities face the challenges of the future and become more sustainable.
Digital Urban Twins: Panacea to urban problems?
Reading Time: 3 minutesPeter Sailer explores the topic of Digital Urban Twins (DUTs), data driven digital models of cities, which can help optimise planning, infrastructure and public services in ways that would have been impossible only a few years ago.
Shaping Fukuoka’s sustainable future after the COVID-19 pandemic
Reading Time: 5 minutesSōichirō Takashima, Mayor of Fukuoka, Japan, discusses the city’s plans for a more sustainable and inclusive future, through urban development, start-ups and promotion of the SDGs.
Who cares for the caregivers? Bogotá’s Care Blocks boost women’s autonomy
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Bogotá, 1.2 million women dedicate most of their time to unpaid care work, and 90% of them live in poverty. Bogotá Mayor Claudia López discusses what she’s doing to relieve the burden on women in her city.