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Environmental Planning, Management and the…

Environmental Planning, Management and the Politics of Change

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This video is part of Module 7: How can the urban environment be protected and cities be made resilient? Learn how the government, the private sector, and other actors…
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What is Urban Poverty?

What is Urban Poverty?

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This video is part of Module 3: How can we reduce urban poverty and make cities inclusive and safe? In this course learn about the major challenges currently faced by…
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What Makes a City Sustainable?

What Makes a City Sustainable?

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This lecture explores sustainable cities as both green cities and resilient cities. This video is not available under a Creative Commons license and should not be…
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The 10-point Agenda for 21st Century Cities

The 10-point Agenda for 21st Century Cities

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In this chapter, Jeffrey Sachs proposes a 10-point agenda that cities should follow to catalyze sustainable development, and outlines some of the pros and cons of…
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Why Cities: The Importance of SDG 11

Why Cities: The Importance of SDG 11

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This chapter provides an overview of the ideas and thought processes that are used to work towards achieving sustainable cities. Jeffrey Sachs elaborates on the…
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Conversation with Richard Rothstein, The Color of…

Conversation with Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law

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This conversation with Richard Rothstein took place on February 24, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Rothstein's book The Color of…
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Education and Skills

Education and Skills

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This video is part of Module 5: How can we improve human development in cities? How can we heed the call of Sustainable Development Goal 11 – “making cities…
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Cities as Centers of Cultural and Social…

Cities as Centers of Cultural and Social Transformation Part I

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Many people see cities as primary places of economic activity, but cities are also sites of social, cultural, and religious relevance. Examples of cities and their roles…
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Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

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This chapter is about the challenges and opportunities that urban centers face. Urban centers are expanding beyond traditional urban boundaries in a process called urban…
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The devaluation of assets in Black American…

The devaluation of assets in Black American communities

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In this lecture, learn about cities and neighborhoods and examine how assets, housing, businesses, and other structures can build wealth or can be diminished by racist…
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Smart Cities and Transport

Smart Cities and Transport

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This chapter discusses the transformation to smart cities and transport. Professor Sachs addresses the various dimensions of transformation, including smart…
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Measuring and Monitoring the SDGs

Measuring and Monitoring the SDGs

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This video is part of Module 8: How can cities and urban areas be governed better to make them more sustainable? We can measure the SDGs using tools for capacity…
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Introduction to the SDGs and Cities

Introduction to the SDGs and Cities

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An introduction to the course Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development. Jeffrey Sachs provides an overview of the SDGs and how they relate to cities,…
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Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable…

Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development – Trailer

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According to the United Nations, urbanization and population growth could result in an increase of 2.5 billion people into urban populations by 2050, with associated…
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Building Smart Sustainable Cities

Building Smart Sustainable Cities

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This video focuses on how ICT infrastructure can improve today's inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities as the world moves to increased urbanization. …
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The Challenge of Urban Politics, Planning and…

The Challenge of Urban Politics, Planning and Governance, Part I

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Many people see cities as primary places of economic activity, but cities are also sites of social, cultural, and religious relevance. Examples of cities and their roles…

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