FIGURE6 A map of the most sustainable cities in the world based on the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2024
Top 10 sustainable cities 2024
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1. Amsterdam 2. Rotterdam 3. Copenhagen 4. Frankfurt 5. Munich
6. Oslo 7. Hamburg 8. Berlin 9. Warsaw 10. London
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Top 10 cities based on Planet 1. Oslo 2. Copenhagen 3. Berlin 4. London 5. Rotterdam 6. Amsterdam 7. Frankfurt 8. Munich 9. Hamburg 10. Edinburgh greenhouse gas emissions) • Investment in low-carbon infrastructure (renewable energy, sustainable mobility) • City resilience (natural disaster risk and resilience) • Green policy. • Long-term impacts (energy production and consumption, Measures environmental factors, with indicators including: • Immediate needs of citizens (air pollution, green spaces, waste management)
Measures business environment factors, with indicators including: • Access to workforce (affordability and living standards) • Ease of commute (city connectivity and congestion) • Business infrastructure (access to reliable electricity and internet) • Economic performance (ease of
Measures social performance and quality of life for citizens, with indicators including: • Personal well-being (health, education, crime levels) • Working life (income inequality, work-life balance) • Urban living (reliability of public transport infrastructure, broadband, Wi-Fi availability).
Measures sustainable progress using key indicators from the Planet, People, and Profit pillars that can be tracked over a 10-year period: • Planet: drinking water and sanitation, air pollution, energy • People: health, income inequality, public transport services, education • Profit: income and living standards, employment.
doing business, economic development, employment).
Top 10 cities based on People 1. Paris
Top 10 cities based on Profit 1. Amsterdam 2. San Francisco 3. Dallas 4. Stockholm 5. Dublin 6. Chicago 7. Houston 8. Zurich 9. New York 10. Seattle
Top 10 cities based on Progress 1. Jakarta
6. Prague 7. Tokyo 8. Oslo
6. Shanghai 7. Beijing 8. Tianjin 9. Shenzhen 10. Rotterdam
2. Vienna 3. Athens 4. Warsaw 5. Seoul
2. Kinshasa 3. Chengdu 4. Wuhan 5. Guangzhou
9. Edinburgh 10. Hamburg
15.11 SkillBuilder activity CONCLUDING AND DECISION-MAKING Visit the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index to see how Australian cities performed in 2024 in measurements of sustainability. These measurements are broken up into the categories of: planet, people, profit and progress. 1. Form groups of three to five students. 2. Individually examine the data presented and select one indicator from each category that you think is the most important (e.g. biodiversity for environmental performance). 3. Share your ideas with your group — did your peers select the same indicators or different ones? Share the reasons for your choices. 4. Now select a focus city to discuss in more detail. List five things that could improve sustainability in this city. 5. Outline two actions that you could personally take to make a difference.
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