11. Sustainable Cities and Communities

by Giorgia Lupi

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

targets

  • SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
  • AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
  • REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF CITIES
  • PROTECT THE WORLD’S CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
  • Many challenges exist to maintaining cities in a way that continues to create jobs and prosperity without straining land and resources.
  • Common urban challenges include congestion, lack of funds to provide basic services, a shortage of adequate housing, declining infrastructure and rising air pollution within cities.

facts and figures

  • Half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – lives in cities today and 5 billion people are projected to live in cities by 2030;
  • 95% of urban expansion in the next decades will take place in developing world;
  • 883 million people live in slums today and most of them are found in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia;
  • The world’s cities occupy just 3% of the Earth’s land, but account for 60-80% of energy consumption and 75% of carbon emissions.

an example: Indonesia

Connecting community, local friends, and visitors to a unique experience and happiness, Triponyu.com, Indonesia

by Aurora Gronchi

Triponyu.com is a booking application that offers unique tours of the local communities in the Solo and Central Java area.

These offers are not only unique but also contribute to job creation, preserve the community’s heritage, environmental landscape, and the sense of well-being that is felt by locals.

The tours are designed and conducted by the locals who are now become active players through this scheme as they receive 93% of revenues that derived from this initiative.