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The Adapted Metropolis

Chris Hall

“Climate change is undoubtedly already upon us, and cities are seeing huge changes,” says Roland Hunziker, Director of the Built Environment at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Last year, UNEP FI published guidance outlining the kinds of resilient buildings needed to cope with new climate extremes.

UNEP 52
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How do we finally get beyond tracking GPD and measure 'inclusive wealth' instead?

Corporate Knights

There is strong theoretical support for the idea that this approach is a good way of measuring the sustainability of economic development. The key point is that when inclusive wealth per capita is going up, the future wellbeing of the population will go up, which is a necessary condition for sustainable development. Which is it?

UNEP 246