STANDARDIZED INDICATORS FOR RESILIENT CITIES:

ISO 37120 & THE WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA

Matthew LynchVP – Global Partnerships & Initiatives, World Council On City Data

WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA

TESTING IN 255 CITIES ACROSS 82 COUNTRIES

DEVELOPING STANDARDIZED INDICATORS SINCE 2008

PUBLISHED 2014

The first ISO Standard onGlobal City Indicators

Manageand make informed decisions through

data analysis

Benchmarkand target

Leverage Fundingwith senior levels of government

Planand establish new frameworks for sustainable

urban development

Evaluatethe impact of infrastructure projects on the

overall performance of a city

ISO 37120 - 100 INDICATORS ACROSS 17 THEMES

Economy

Education

Energy

Environment

Finance

Fire & Emergency

Response

Governance

Health

Recreation

Safety

Shelter

Solid Waste

Telecommunications

Transportation

Urban

Planning

Wastewater

Water &

Sanitation

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HOW HEALTHY IS MY CITY?

High life expectancy

BARCELONA, SPAIN

83years

HOW HEALTHY IS MY CITY?

High number of physicians per 100,000

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

1,339

HOW GREEN IS MY CITY?

High area of green space

HELSINKI, FINLAND

1,489Hectares per 100,000

HOW DO PEOPLE MOVE AROUND MY CITY?

High kilometers of bike lanes

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLAND

76per 100,000 population

HOW DO PEOPLE MOVE AROUND MY CITY?

High percentage of commuters using alternative transportation

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

74%

HOW CLEAN IS MY AIR?

Low PM2.5 concentration

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

6.1 µg/m³

HOW INNOVATIVE IS MY CITY?

High number of new patents registered per 100,000 population

BOSTON, USA

43

HOW INNOVATIVE IS MY CITY?

High number of higher education degrees per 100,000

TORONTO, CANADA

45,875

HOW PROSPEROUS IS MY CITY?

High number of businesses per 100,000

LOS ANGELES, USA

12,316

HOW PROSPEROUS IS MY CITY?

Low unemployment rate

SHANGHAI, CHINA

4.2%

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ISO 37120 - 100 INDICATORS ACROSS 17 THEMES

Economy

Education

Energy

Environment

Finance

Fire & Emergency

Response

Governance

Health

Recreation

Safety

Shelter

Solid Waste

Telecommunications

Transportation

Urban

Planning

Wastewater

Water &

Sanitation

SO

LID

WA

ST

E R

EC

YC

LE

DANALYTICS - COMPARATIVE LEARNING TOOL

RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION

SOLID WASTE COLLECTED

SOLID WASTE RECYCLED

DISPOSAL BY LANDFILL

DISPOSAL BY INCINERATOR

DISPOSAL BY BURNING OPENLY

DISPOSAL BY OPEN DUMP

DISPOSAL BY OTHER

HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED

HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLED

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LID

WA

ST

E R

EC

YC

LE

D

HAIPHONG

MAKKAH

BOGOTAJOHANNESBURG

TORONTO

BUENOS AIRES

DUBAI

MAKATI

MEAN (11.18%)

ANALYTICS - COMPARATIVE LEARNING TOOL

AMMAN MINNA

GUADALAJARA

BOSTON

ROTTERDAM

LONDON

LOS ANGELES

76.4%

53.3%

13.6%

LIF

E E

XP

EC

TA

NC

Y

AMMAN

ANALYTICS, EXPLORING RELATIONS WITH 100 DATA POINTS

LIFE EXPECTANCY

IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL BEDS

NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS

UNDER AGE 5 MORTALITY RATE

NUMBER OF NURSES/MIDWIVES

PM2.5 CONCENTRATION

PM2.5 CONCENTRATION

PM10 CONCENTRATION

GHG EMISIONS

NO2 CONCENTRATION

SO2 CONCENTRATION

03 CONCENTRATION

NOISE POLLUTION

CHANGE IN NATIVE SPECIES

NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

SUICIDE RATE

LIF

E E

XP

EC

TA

NC

Y

LONDON

BOGOTABOSTON

SHANGHAI

DUBAI

MEAN (24.6 µg/m³)

ANALYTICS, EXPLORING RELATIONS WITH 100 DATA POINTS

PM2.5 CONCENTRATION

MAKATI

MELBOURNE

MEAN (76 years)GUADALAJARA

TORONTOBARCELONA

AMSTERDAM

ROTTERDAM AMMAN

MAKKAH

JOHANNESBURG

LOS ANGELES

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CITY DIALOGUES

THE NEXT 100 CITIES:

GLOBAL CITIES SUMMIT

DUBAI 2016

GLOBAL CITY LEADERSADVISORY BOARD

FOUNDATION

CITIES

INTERNATIONAL

AGENCIES

NATIONAL

GOVERNMENTS

CORPORATE

PARTNERS

NEXT STEPS AT THE ISO

A new family of ISO Standardson City Indicators

Resilient Cities

(ISO 37121)

Smart Cities

ISO 37120 – RESILIENCE INDICATORS (EXAMPLES)

RISK & VULNERABILITY

• Unemployment• Informal settlements• Homelessness• Access to water• Access to electricity

INSTUTIONAL & RESPONSE CAPACITY

• Physicians• Police & firefighters• Emergency response• Debt-service ratio• Green areas• Electrical interruptions• Renewable energy• Internet connections

OUTCOMES

• Disaster-related deaths• Infant mortality• Life expectancy• Property crimes

TR 37121 – Inventory and review of existing indicators on sustainable development in cities

102 Different frameworks/publications

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

• Challenges:– Multiple frameworks– Global v’s local indicators– Uninformed comparison

• Opportunities:– Leveraging existing city-level measurement

experience– Demonstrating city impact and leadership– Investment and insurance benefits– Informed collaboration and best-practice sharing

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City-Insurance Industry Roundtable Series

SUPPORTING A SUCCESSFUL PROCESS

• By cities, for cities

• Grounded in what cities are already measuring

• Focused on beneficial outcomes from standardized measurement

• Supporting key urban resilience frameworks

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