Solution

Sustainable Communities for Cities100

This solution addresses gaps in sustainability of communities in international for local communities

Problem Description

"The solutions in the Sustainable Communities sector illustrate how cities integrate resilience and mitigation strategies in neighborhood regeneration projects, engage citizens in planning and executing climate initiatives, and transform the urban landscape to promote healthy and low-carbon development." Quote from: https://issuu.com/sustainia/docs/cities100_2016_final_small

Building Blocks

Story

"Cities100 is a mission shared by Sustainia, C40, and Realdania to find the 100 leading city solutions to climate change. To identify groundbreaking projects from around the world, C40 and Sustainia launched a public campaign for applications, which yielded 160 eligible project submissions. In order to find the projects with the largest potential to create low-carbon and resilient cities, the applications were vetted and assessed by city and climate change experts at C40 and Sustainia, who used a detailed scoring system based on five criteria:
- Climate action
- Co-benefits
- Innovation
- Governance
- Sharing and scaling"

Quote from: https://issuu.com/sustainia/docs/cities100_2016_final_small

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Solution Stage

One of the 7 stages of an innovation. Learn more
STAGE SPECIALIST SKILLS REQUIRED EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES RISK LEVEL AND HANDLING FINANCE REQUIRED KINDS OF EVIDENCE GENERATED GOAL
Developing and implementing5
Strong leadership, management, implementation skills
  • Policy design
  • Programme design
  • Business modelling
  • Organisational design
  • Prepare for some adaptation to implementation
MEDIUM
  • Programme funds, equity, loans, grants
HIGH
A robust and detailed case developed through formal evaluation and evidence gathering – use of a control group to isolate impact
An implemented and sustainable innovation

Submitted By

Janae Futrell
Activity