Competence Centre on Foresight

The 10 targets under SDG 11, "Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable", identified some key elements to be achieved and measured...

Cities are estimated to generate 80% of all economic growth . OECD studies showed that, for each doubling of population size, the productivity level of a city...

Scenario Exploration System that promotes collaboration for sustainable urban planning.

Smart-city developments should prioritise on healthy lifestyle of increasingly independent citizens. Policies to promote the spread of smart cities are needed to support the implementation of modern technologies...

Efforts have to increase for developing strategies to address the root causes of anthropogenic climate change, as well as for building resilience for some of the most severe impacts of climate change...

Presently, 55% of the world's population lives in urban areas. By 2050, some 70-80% of the world’s population might be urban. Cities generate more than 80% of global...