Global Policies and Practices for Transforming Resilient City-Regions

In the recent 20 years, the world has coped with urbanisation, congestion, pollution, and climate changeClimate change while trying to improve the quality of life. The evolution of policies to set frameworksPolicies frameworks and provide goals to help guide decision-making and investment globally is described, and examples of their application in cities are given. Tools and models to support transformationTransformation are similarly described. Case studiesCase study for leading examples of changes made in citiesCity towards a more resilient, sustainable, and liveable future are provided from London, Shanghai, Accra, Singapore, Amsterdam, and Melbourne. These include urban forests, urban agriculture, water storage and re-use, floodFlood management using nature-based solutions, walking, cycling, and electric public transport for mobility, and using waste as a resource.