Utility Debt Spiral Project Report

Porto Alegre has been a world leader in participatory democracy systems for many years, with its Participatory Budgeting (OP) system in place for more than 30 years. Secretary for Local Governance, Cezar Bussato writes about this and the new ‘Local Solidarity Governance’ schemes which is pursuing local development and improvements in poorer communities and suburbs...

Situated on the shores of Lake Michigan and at the confluence of three rivers, Milwaukee has always been a gathering place by the water. For centuries, inhabitants have relied on our waters for fishing, commerce, transportation, recreation, brewing, manufacturing, and world-class drinking water. We have oriented ourselves by them, particularly the great blue horizon to...

The Colombian city of Medellín has overcome years of violent civil war with a social transformation agenda that has focused the city’s planning and resources on inclusion and redressing inequity. We learn about one of Medellín´s many innovative and participatory strategies – food security. People Connected Cities

Birigui (São Paulo, Brazil) shares their plans for future sustainable development projects and provides a history of their successful initiatives. Note that this document is in Portuguese. Actions

This is a report on the Ethical Cities: Urban Innovation Forum held in Barcelona on 6 July 2016, organised by RMIT Europe in partnership with the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme and the UN-Habitat Resilience program. It is part of RMIT University’s contribution to facilitating dialogues on global urban futures. This Forum builds on...