World #CitiesDay 2015
The annual World Cities Day took place on 31 October, 2015, with a theme of "living together", and the International Institute for Environment & Development took the opportunity to highlight its work on inclusive cities through its Twitter account. Here's a round-up of the coverage:
Throughout today's World #CitiesDay, we'll be highlighting our work on inclusive cities -> http://www.iied.org/urban-matters pic.twitter.com/f0xnnrUZRa
But 24hrs isn't enough to highlight all our 254 cities-related publications! -> http://pubs.iied.org/search.php?k=cities&z= …+ #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/0cSTy2geXF
The world’s 7 largest cities will all be in Asia by 2030. Try our #dataviz on #CitiesDay -> http://www.iied.org/cities-interactive-data-visual … pic.twitter.com/wJRnAdukCV- VINE: Track the growth of cities in Asia from 1800 to 2025 --> https://vine.co/v/M9XVgwjtqxj #CitiesDay
- VINE: Watch how South American cities grow from 1800 to 2025 --> https://vine.co/v/M9XQwxEDwOr #CitiesDay
DOWNLOAD: Local planning for climate adaptation: #Vietnam’s experience --> http://pubs.iied.org/10741IIED.html?k=cities … #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/HgQ3cNy1a9
PHOTOS: A picture of #urban living - see our special gallery on World #CitiesDay --> http://www.iied.org/picture-urban-living … pic.twitter.com/jz7JjDrN0f- VINE: Watch how cities of more than 750,000 people grow in Africa from 1800 to 2025 --> https://vine.co/v/M9X3g2rdWU6 #CitiesDay
DOWNLOAD: Urban climate resilience, water & sanitation --> http://pubs.iied.org/10748IIED.html #Bangladesh #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/MoVJLJXxHr
JOB: On World #CitiesDay, we're seeking a new head of our Human Settlements Group --> http://www.iied.org/group-head-human-settlements … pic.twitter.com/q2FRSUKSgo- In 1800, London was one of just five cities with 500k+ inhabitants. In 2030, it will be one of 1,350 #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/rZcn4rKTw5
DOWNLOAD: Tools for inclusive #cities --> http://pubs.iied.org/10708IIED.html #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/Gmk3E2i18P
As World #CitiesDay continues, here's some highlights of our work on inclusive cities -> http://www.iied.org/urban-matters pic.twitter.com/qMw7lnPbeC
DOWNLOAD: We have 37 @ACCCRN publications available completely free --> http://pubs.iied.org/search.php?k=ACCCRN&z= …+ #CitiesDay- VINE: See how cities of more than 750,000 people grow in Europe from 1800 to 2025 --> https://vine.co/v/M9XYnVw6zXv #CitiesDay
BLOG: The SDGs don't adequately spell out #cities' role in implementation --> http://www.iied.org/sdgs-dont-adequately-spell-out-cities-role-implementation … #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/5Vm2mtonu2
#Cities & the #SDGs: how, by whom & with what? by @Dsatterthwaite -> http://www.iied.org/sdgs-dont-adequately-spell-out-cities-role-implementation … #CitiesDay @Habitat3UN pic.twitter.com/iiKUPkWV0g- Important views on World #CitiesDay https://twitter.com/DianaMitlin/status/660241532969222144 …
BLOG: Why is the migration that helps to create #cities so often resisted? --> http://www.iied.org/exploring-inclusive-urbanisation-other-migration-crises … #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/wTJHNknkSU
SIX questions on achieving more inclusive urbanisation, by @GMcGranahan --> http://www.iied.org/exploring-inclusive-urbanisation-other-migration-crises … pic.twitter.com/QFqaelNgBB
DOWNLOAD: More inclusive cites, by @DianaMitlin --> http://pubs.iied.org/X00090.html #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/l9ypAJqxHB
Our Urban Matters blog integrates research/action for more incl & sust cities: http://www.iied.org/urban-matters #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/8OpTFge9XF- VINE: Tracking the the scale and speed of city growth in North America from 1800 to 2025 --> https://vine.co/v/M9XPwn3JhWb #CitiesDay
BLOG: Should cities invest in #climate mitigation? asks @s_colenbrander --> http://www.iied.org/should-cities-invest-climate-mitigation … #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/eTykcPG3wF- VINE: Our interactive #dataviz shows the speed & scale of city growth from 1800-2025 --> https://vine.co/v/M9XLLFO2eVM #CitiesDay
DATAVIZ: On World #CitiesDay, try our interactive tool showing global growth of cities --> http://www.iied.org/cities-interactive-data-visual … pic.twitter.com/wPTMd7YF9m
FILM: Informal food vendors: #urban food security's invisible experts --> http://www.iied.org/informal-food-vendors-urban-food-securitys-invisible-experts … #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/8rHGaC0Yfm
GALLERY: On World #CitiesDay, what does the word "#urban" mean to you? --> http://www.iied.org/picture-urban-living … pic.twitter.com/goxrTP6HmS
BLOG: Sanitation in informal settlements: a networked problem: http://www.iied.org/sanitation-informal-settlements-networked-problem … #CitiesDay @ColinMcFarlane3 pic.twitter.com/SglOBeDWtO- VINE: Watch how #NewYork grows in size from 1800 to its predicted population of 23m in 2025 --> https://vine.co/v/M9HWahaKnmv #CitiesDay
- VINE: Track the speed & scale of city growth in South East Asia and Oceania from 1800 to 2025 --> https://vine.co/v/M9X9B993WIh #CitiesDay
