Use of the method Circles of Sustainability

1 use of method

1.1 global compact cities programme

1.1.1 porto alegre, vila chocolatão project
1.1.2 milwaukee, water sustainability project


1.2 metropolis (world association of major metropolises)
1.3 economist
1.4 world vision

use of method

the method used series of global organizations including united nations global compact cities programme, world association of major metropolises, , world vision support engagement in cities. used number of cities across world in different ways manage major projects or provide feedback on sustainability profiles (e.g., hyderabad, johannesburg, melbourne, new delhi, são paulo , tehran). method understanding urban politics , urban planning, conducting sustainability analysis , profiling sustainable development.

global compact cities programme

the methodology made available un global compact cities programme engagement more 80 signatory cities. in particular, of 14 innovating cities in programme have influenced development of circles of sustainability method through management of major projects, intensity , others background feature. use cross-sectoral , holistic approach developing response self-defined seemingly intractable problems.

porto alegre, vila chocolatão project

the vila chocolatão project refers 2011 resettlement of approximately 1,000 residents of inner-city vila chocolatão slum in porto alegre, brazil. resettlement project of vila chocolatão commenced in 2000 in response imminent eviction of community, community members seeking resources , support resettle through city of porto alegre s renown participatory budgeting system. lengthy preparation resettle led local cross-sectoral network group, vila chocolatão sustainability network. group instigated regional court, trf4 , consisted of vila chocolatão residents association, local government departments, federal agencies, non-government organisations , corporate sector. project supported city of porto alegre through municipality’s local solidarity governance scheme. in 2006, vila chocolatao resettlement project recognised pilot project new cities programme cross-sectoral model city hall assembling critical reference group identify critical issues , joint solutions issues involved in resettlement.

this long-standing collaborative project has been successful in rehousing whole community of slum dwellers, has effected restructuring of how city approaches slums. project ensured sustainability built relocation through changes such setting of recycling depots next existing slums , developing formal recycling sorting facility in new site, residencial nova chocolatão, linked garbage-collection process of city (an example of linking sub-domains of ‘emission , waste’ , ‘organization , governance’); , establishing resourced childhood centre in new community. vila chocolatão sustainability network group continues meet , work community post resettlement. network-led model being utilized city of porto alegre other informal settlements.

milwaukee, water sustainability project

in 2009, milwaukee, wisconsin, united states of america, wanted address issue of water quality in city. circles of sustainability methodology became basis integrated city project. in period of application of method (2009–present) there has been rediscovery of value of water industry , broader community perspective.

in 2011, milwaukee won united states water prize given clean water america alliance, prize ibm better cities program worth $500,000. community has attracted leading water treatment innovators , establishing graduate school of freshwater sciences @ university of wisconsin-milwaukee.

metropolis (world association of major metropolises)

the methodology first used metropolis commission 2, 2012, managing urban growth. commission, met across period 2009–2011, asked make recommendations use metropolis’s 120 member cities on theme of managing growth. commission report using circles of sustainability methodology published on web in 3 languages—english, french , spanish—and used member cities guide practice.

in 2011, research team invited metropolis work victorian government , cities programme on 1 of major initiatives. methodology central approach used ‘integrated strategic planning , public-private partnerships initiative’ organized metropolis, 2012–2013 indian, brazilian , iranian cities. workshop held in new delhi, 26–27 july 2012, , senior planners new delhi, hyderabad , kolkata used 2 of assessment tools in circles of sustainability toolbox map sustainability of cities part of developing urban-regional plans. other cities use same tools have been tehran (in relation mega-projects plan) , são paulo (in relation macro-metropolitan plan).

since 2012, cities programme , metropolis have worked refine circles of sustainability method use respective member cities. metropolis taskforce charged further developing method.

the economist

in 2011, economist invited paul james (director of un global compact cities programme) , chetan vedya (director, national institute of urban affairs, india) debate around question of urban sustainability , metropolitan growth. led on 200 letters editor in direct response numerous linked citations on other websites.

world vision

in 2011, recognising how 2 processes of urbanization , globalization changing landscape of poverty, world vision decided shift orientation towards urban settings. 80 per cent of projects had been in small rural communities. circles of sustainability method underpins reorientation , pilot studies being conducted in india, south africa, lebanon, indonesia , elsewhere, refine methodology aid delivery in complex urban settings.