Commissions’ goals and activities

Content:

• Commission 1: Ecological Regions
• Commission 2: Urban Growth Management
• Commission 3: Integrated Urban Governance
• Commission 4: Megacities
• Commission 5: Partnership for Urban Innovation
• Commission 6: Metropolis Women International Network

Report presenting the results of Commission 1: Ecological Region for the period 2009-2011.

Content:
 
- Introduction
- Commission activities
- Open spaces: peri-urban agriculture, water, biodiversity and food security
- Cities and climate change
- Recommendations

This publication sets out some of the innovative technology and sustainability actions from Metropolis member cities, the Connected Urban Development partner cities and other progressive cities worldwide. These provide an insightful and inspiring benchmark of best practices towards Smart+Connected Communities. These signify the emergence of an urban services platform approach towards the role of technology in the sustainable development of cities.

Study prepared by Commission 5: Partnership for Urban Innovation, in collaboration with the firm CISCO, targeted at the analysis, via an extensive survey, of strategies and initiatives for urban sustainability in cities from around the world. Includes an urban innovation appendix.