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Important Resources
Collection of articles, journals and organizations on urban resilience and sustainability
Journals on Resilience & Urban Sustainability
The Nature Sustainability Journal publishes significant original research from a broad range of natural, social and engineering fields about sustainability, its policy dimensions and possible solutions.
CiteScore: 41.9
2 | Cites Journal
The primary aims of the journal are to analyze and assess past and present urban development and management as a reflection of effective, ineffective and non-existent planning policies; and the promotion of the implementation of appropriate urban policies in both the developed and the developing world.
CiteScore: 11.2
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment is a CIB-encouraged journal that aims to inform research and industry practice on integrated approaches to developing smart and sustainable built environments.
CiteScore: 9.2
Urban Studies is the leading international journal for urban scholarship. The journal has remained at the forefront of intellectual and policy debates on the city, and has hosted ground-breaking contributions from across the full range of social science disciplines.
CiteScore: 10.5
Sustainability Organizations: Canada
Collection of articles, journals and organizations on urban resilience and sustainability
SDSN Canada is a network of post-secondary institutions contributing to the SDGs through teaching, research and public engagement.
3 | ICLEI Canada
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) Canada is a network of Canadian municipalities and cities pursuing sustainability and inclusive growth.
This is a network of Canadian businesses voluntary committing to respect human rights, international labour standards, the environment and the fight against corruption in all aspects of their operations.
Resilient Vancouver is a citywide initiative focused on addressing various shocks such as earthquakes and other hazards.
Sustainability Organizations: International
1 | C40 Cities
Network of 40 cities and mayors coming together to address climate change.
This is UN-Habitat's global technical partners providing knowledge and expertise to cities pursuing urban resilience.
Greenpeace International is a global network of national and regional chapters united by one goal of taking courageous action for the environment.
UN Climate Change or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Secretariat is the primary UN Agency facilitating intergovernmental negotiations on climate change.