The notion of sustainability is widely used from micro to macro scale studies but only few approaches deal with its measurement. Increased global interest in sustainability has triggered attention in indicators as a means of achieving a more sustainable world. Although the search for indicators has led to the development of criteria for good indicators, it has also been dominated by scientific ...

Today’s cities have attracted the largest share of the global human population and have become symbols of advancements in knowledge and technology. They have however also begun to represent a lifestyle detached from nature and geared towards a high level of consumption. To make cities sustainable, they need to provide better living conditions for everybody, access to resource availability and s...

This study injects sustainability into competitiveness to inform policy making and planning for contemporary urban development. This is built upon the recent advancement in the scholarship on urban competitiveness that demonstrates a clear deviation from an economic-centric approach to incorporate multiple dimensions of a city’s progress. This study has an explicit concern for environmental sus...

Helping cities to function more effectively and efficiently is one of the best ways to achieve global sustainability goals. Such improvements can come from new technologies, new information, or new management practices. This paper focuses on ways that cities can benefit from collaborations involving nonmunicipal levels of government, private companies, nongovernmental organizations, and univers...

City branding must be holistic and specific in order to meet the objectives of country its key sectors. In numerous instances, it is recommended that people gain insight remember information presented visually, so stands reason visual communication would more effective than verbal communication. The construction an iconic structure a city or preservation cultural history can successfully contri...

Ever since humans started to develop agriculture, trade and task differentiation, agglomerations have evolved according to scaling rules that may well be universal. After passing the milestone of 50% urbanisation, humanity is rapidly becoming a predominantly city-dwelling species. Ensuring the resilience, safety and sustainability of fast-growing cities will require much more joined-up policy a...