![]() ![]() Several factors “lock” cities into an unsustainable status quo, including: ![]() They are faced with multiple dimensions of ecological, social and economic dynamics that reinforce unsustainable trajectories. However, all cities have difficulty managing these interactions and challenges sustainably. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this inequality. Inequality within and between cities affects human health and wellbeing, as well as the environment. While megacities remain economically, socially and ecologically important, growth is also accelerating in small and medium-sized cities, especially in developing countries. Urbanization continues to increase across the globe, but growth and prosperity are unequally distributed. In this process, cities can significantly transform their own environments and societies while also impacting places beyond their immediate urban environment. It is through these interactions that urban innovation is possible. This potential can be fulfilled by adopting the transformative visions and pathways towards implementation presented in this report, to make cities beacons for others to follow.Ĭities are diverse places of exchange, continuously interacting both internally and with other places. To achieve this, cities must be designed or redesigned to use resources in an environmentally sustainable way and become more resilient, inclusive and just places. It is clear from the analysis provided in this second edition of GEO for Cities that cities have the potential to drive progress towards the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. Download Report (PDF | 683.61 KB | Executive Summary). ![]()
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