urban planning
Factsheet for young people: Urban development and city resilience
Learn more about city resilience and urban development in Africa with this factsheet for young people from the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
Using MapStakes to increase the inclusivity of smart city planning in Khon Kaen, Thailand
Discover how MapStakes can be used to make smart city planning more inclusive. This policy toolkit discusses how the approach can help ensure stakeholder representation, as well as improve an understanding of which stakeholders are most affecting, and being affected by, smart city developments.
Using citizen science to identify the water and sanitation needs of homeless populations in Mexico City
This case study demonstrates how citizen science can be used to identify the water and sanitation needs of homeless populations in Mexico City.
Co-created Citizen Science
Citizen Science that is co-created with stakeholders and citizens to support the design, implementation, and outcomes of a project.
Supporting climate-resilient urban planning: 10 lessons from cities in southern Africa
This brief presents key insights on integrating climate information into climate change-related adaptation planning in African cities.
Coastal climate impact analysis and sanitation hazard assesment framework
This handbook provides stepwise guidance for facilitating authorities responsible for citywide sanitation services to develop an adaptive action plan for ensuring the resilience of their city’s sanitation services to the impacts of sea level rise.
Locally Led Planning: A Guide for Building Climate Resilience in Urban Informal Settlements
Discover resources for locally-led, inclusive, multisectoral upgrading for climate resilience in urban informal settlements in this guide. It aims to support a range of stakeholders to both build climate resilience in informal settlements and link locally led action with broader processes of urban and climate governance.
Cities and climate change – UN CC:e-Learn short course
Discover how cities are being affected by, and contributing to climate change in this online UN CC:e-Learn course. Learn about how climate change adaptation and mitigation can be considered in urban planning, and find links to other UN resources on climate change for more in-depth and specific information.
Assessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Nakuru, Kenya and Udon Thani, Thailand
Learn about how surveys were used to explore wellbeing in two low-middle income country cities: Nakuru and Udon Thani. Discover city characteristics that improve wellbeing and promote long-term livability.
Wellbeing Surveys
Discover how survey tools can be applied in different geographical and cultural contexts to explore health and wellbeing. This page will introduce a range of external surveys and demonstrate their use in urban environments through SEI case studies.