How could cities best adapt to the anticipated impacts of global warming? This program explores new solutions for infrastructure, methods of
communication and transport—just to name a few of the possible adaptive responses.
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How can cities most adequately respond to the impact of globalization on cultural identity and civic orientation? Here we are particularly concerned to understand the intensification and expansion of cultural flows through globalizing cities and their regions.
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What is the impact of social change on communities? Our research works from the ground up and is motivated by the pressing need to understand how local communities are currently negotiating the challenges and opportunities of globalization.
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How can cities sustainably respond to the increasing demands on infrastructure? This program primarily addresses social and environmental sustainability in cities experiencing global economic forces.
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How can cities harness their immense resources to cope with crises? This theme focuses on the pathways for recovering from conflict, building resilience and reducing disaster vulnerability.
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What are the key processes involved in learning about social change? Here we focus firstly on the impact of the globalization of higher education, and secondly on the capacities and possibilities for cities to engage in sustainable learning.
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The United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme seeks to translate the overarching 10 principles of the UN Global Compact into innovative, concrete and sustainable solutions to intractable economic, social and environmental urban issues.
The Programme achieves these outcomes by identifying, harnessing, focusing and applying existing local capacity within business, government and civil society.
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