The Global Future Cities Program provides technical assistance for a set of targeted interventions to encourage sustainable development.
China has therefore proposed building a global community of shared future, with the goal of creating an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security and common prosperity, charting a bright future for human development. The ultimate goal of the BRI is t...
Nations-sponsored World Commission on Environment and Development inOur Common Future(1987),sustainabilityrefers to “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” While there is widespreadconsensuson this general goal, ...
These ideas resonated in many voices this year, and, at the same time as the possibility of a future for the planet was debated, equal attention was given to the scale, values, and local cultures. The selected interviews here tell stories about the community, environment, cities, practices,...
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Government Office for Science (2014a) The future of cities: what is the global agenda? Government Office for Science, LondonMoir, E., Moonen, T. & Clark, G., 2014. The future of cities: what is the global agenda?, London: Foresight, Government Office for Science....
Over the past few decades, an increasing number of people have been living in cities. According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the global urban population is expected to increase by 2.2 billion from 2021 to...
Andrew Bailey, governor of the BOE, said: “We think a gradual approach to future interest rate cuts remains right. But with the heightened uncertainty in the economy, we can’t commit to when or by how much we will cut rates in the coming year.” The BOE is caught between concern abo...
The Global Wealth and Society programme seeks to identify the important role that the privileged have towards their respective society. In building this programme, we measure wealth, not by the amount of financial assets individuals amass but by the positive impact they create on society through ...