CITY RANKINGS
Jeroen van der Heijden | own work Juan Rubiano | CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 | https://flic.kr/p/7iVfFn
Jeroen van der Heijden | own work
Jeroen van der Heijden | own work
Jeroen van der Heijden | own work
Henk Jan van der Klis | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | https://flic.kr/p/oGzLxK
Jeroen van der Heijden | own work
STyx | Public domain | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWorld_map_with_nations.svg
SUSTAINABLE AND GREEN CITY INDEXES • Sustainable Cities Index • European Green City Index • Global Green Economy Index • Asian Green City Index • US and Canada Green City Index • GDI Sustainable Cities Index • Cities in Motion Index
NUMBER ONE CITY… Index #1 City Sustainable Cities Index Zurich European Green City Index Copenhagen Global Green Economy Index Copenhagen Asian Green City Index Singapore US and Canada Green City Index San Francisco GDI Sustainable Cities Index Zeewolde Cities in Motion Index New York
COVERAGE… Index Coverage Sustainable Cities Index Global European Green City Index Europe Global Green Economy Index Global Asian Green City Index Asia US and Canada Green City Index US and Canada GDI Sustainable Cities Index Netherlands Cities in Motion Index Global
WHAT IS MEASURED… Sustainable Cities Ind. EU Green City Index Energy CO2 Pollution Energy Emissions Buildings Business environment Transport Economic health Water Health Waste and land use Education Air quality Quality of life (income, Environmental crime, living costs, etc.) governance
WHO MEASURES… Index Organization Sustainable Cities Index Arcadis European Green City Index EIU & Siemens Global Green Economy Index Dual Citizens Asian Green City Index EIU & Siemens US and Canada Green City Index EIU & Siemens GDI Sustainable Cities Index Sustainable Society Found. Cities in Motion Index IESE Business School
WHEN MEASURED… Index Coverage Sustainable Cities Index 2016 European Green City Index 2012 Global Green Economy Index 2016 Asian Green City Index 2011 US and Canada Green City Index 2010 GDI Sustainable Cities Index 2014 Cities in Motion Index 2016
IN SUM… • Different geographical focus • No widely agreed set of measures • No singly body behind rankings • Focus on specific moment in time
WHY ARE THESE RANKINGS BECOMING SO POPULAR? Jeroen van der Heijden | own work
POPULAR BECAUSE… • A human tendency to rank • GRIndex, GreenMetric World University, etc.
POPULAR BECAUSE… • A human tendency to rank • GRIndex, GreenMetric World University, etc. • Cities like to market themselves as sustainable city • Vancouver, London, Melbourne, etc.
POPULAR BECAUSE… • A human tendency to rank • GRIndex, GreenMetric World University, etc. • Cities like to market themselves as sustainable city • Vancouver, London, Melbourne, etc. • Citizens feel good about the rankings too
Robyn Thiessen | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | https://flic.kr/p/7Srd5m
Jeroen van der Heijden | own work
TO CONCLUDE… • City ranking is a real phenomenon • It is rapidly gaining popularity • How you measure is how you score • A tool for city leaders and other to compare the progress of their city’s environmental sustainability actions compared to others
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