More than 65% of the world's population are projected to live in urban areas by 2050, with major implications resource use, energy, water and sanitation, and health and well-being. At the same time urbanization can bring benefits, especially efficiency gains. SEI examines these challenges in the round to advance sustainable urbanization.
Project / Examining the potential of NBS to reduce biological hazard and improve public health outcomes while creating more livable and climate-resilient cities
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Event on 16 November / SEI Tallinn, the City of Tallinn and Baltic Environmental Forum Estonia will hold a conference on transitioning to green governance.
Event on 23 October / SEI Asia will share insights on how rapidly growing cities are affecting resident wellbeing and how this interacts with the overall health of city systems.
Feature / A novel study by SEI researchers unveils the psychophysiological responses to walking in the cities of Nakuru, Kenya and Udon Thani, Thailand.
Project / Examining the potential of NBS to reduce biological hazard and improve public health outcomes while creating more livable and climate-resilient cities
Feature / Learn more about what SEI is doing to support sustainable cities for the health and well-being of their inhabitants and the planet.
Past event / The International Federation of Landscape Architects will hold its 2023 world congress in Nairobi and Sweden with SEI researchers presenting an abstract.
Other publication / This policy brief explores local emission inventories for consumption-based impacts as a base for just an sustainable climate neutral Nordic municipalities
Perspective / Nature-based solutions can help address environmental challenges in cities but communities need to be involved in the design.
Past event / SEI scientists will host a three-day training on WEAP, SEI's flagship water modelling software, on 18, 20 and 22 September 2023. Register today.
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