The 2018 Revision of the World Urbanization Prospects is published by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). It has been issued regularly since 1988 with revised estimates and projections of the urban and rural populations for all countries of the world, and of their major urban agglomerations.
Tianjin Eco-city– China’s Future City. A presentation at Claremont School of Theology, March 2017, by Zack Walsh
Rebuild by Design convenes a mix of sectors – including government, business, non-profit, and community organizations – to gain a better understanding of how overlapping environmental and human-made vulnerabilities leave cities and regions at risk. Rebuild’s core belief is that through collaboration our communities can grow stronger and better prepared to stand up to whatever challenges tomorrow brings.
In the vein of Jane Jacobs’s The Death and Life of Great American Cities and Edward Glaeser’s Triumph of the City, Jonathan F. P. Rose—a visionary in urban development and renewal—champions the role of cities in addressing the environmental, economic, and social challenges of the 21st century.
As heard on NPR, Morning Edition: How an innovative intervention was brought to Philadelphia as laboratory for exploring the impact of green space on mental health
The SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Academy creates and curates graduate-level courses on sustainable development for learners around the world. From sustainable cities to human rights to climate action, SDG courses addresses the fundamental challenge facing our world today: How do people, communities, businesses and governments coexist, cooperate and collaborate to save the one planet we have?
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the world’s best plan to build a better world for people and our planet by 2030. Adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, the SDGs are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the environment. They recognize that ending poverty…
Introducing Ecological Civilization and the Contemplative Commons. A presentation for the Garrison Institute 2018 Pathways to Planetary Health Symposium, by Zack Walsh