Sustainable cities and communities

By 2030, 60 per cent of the global population will reside in cities. As dense hubs of global activity, cities present some of the greatest challenges among the Sustainable Development Goals. From housing, public health, and employment, to natural resource consumption and transportation, achieving the SDGs will hinge on urban planning initiated now.

UNU research on sustainable urbanisation seeks to overcome the tendency to treat urban issues (such as governance, water, waste, health, economic development, or vulnerability to natural hazards) as discrete problems and instead find integrated, interdisciplinary solutions.

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Resource Nexus Approach to Building a House of No Waste (HoW)

In this project an architectural competition will invite a broad range/high level of innovation in design solutions to construct a 'House of No Waste'.

06 Nov 2024

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Resource Nexus Approaches to Sustainability Transformations in Plastic and Packaging Material Use, Reuse and Reduction (TRANS-PLAST)

This project examines plastics and packaging through the lens of the Resource Nexus, focusing on materials and waste.

06 Nov 2024

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VerFarming Weisswasser

This project explores innovative approaches to local food production through vertical farming in the Lusatian region.

06 Nov 2024