INDICATORS/Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative Methodology

Emerging and Sustainable Cities (ESCI’s) Methodology is organized in a two-stage, five phase process.

Stage one begins by executing a rapid diagnostic tool to identify the sustainability challenges of a city.

Afterwards, topics (i.e. water, air quality, transparency, etc.) are prioritized through the use multiple filters – environmental, economic, public opinion and sector specialist expertise – to identify issues that pose the greatest challenges in a city’s pathway towards sustainability. Finally, an Action Plan is formulated, containing prioritized interventions and a set of strategies for their execution across the short-, medium- and long-term.

In stage two, the execution phase begins with the preparation of pre-investment studies for prioritized interventions and the implementation of a citizen monitoring system.

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