Monitoreo local de la sostenibilidad: Iniciativas y aportes de la sociedad civil en ciudades latinoamericanas

La “batalla mundial por la sostenibilidad se ganará o se perderá en las ciudades”, proclamaron las Naciones Unidas (United Nations, 2012). Según esta metáfora, América Latina es un importante campo de batalla. Es la región más urbanizada del mundo y alrededor del 80% de la población vive en ciudades. .Qué puede aportar el monitoreo local de...

How to sustain sustainability monitoring in cities: Lessons from 49 community indicator initiatives across 10 Latin American countries

Since the 1990s, many countries have witnessed the emergence of organizations publishing environmental, social, and quality-of-life indicators at a city level in order to promote public aware-ness, democratic participation, and sustainability policies. Many such initiatives are short-lived, however, and reasons for their success and failure...

Sustainability reporting by local governments: a magic tool? Lessons on use and usefulness from European pioneers

A growing number of city governments worldwide engage in sustainability reporting, voluntarily and responding to legal pressures. Diverse practices emerged based on unique choices concerning formats, periodicity, authorship and dissemination efforts. Such design questions and associated outcomes are highly relevant for practitioners yet...