City Prosperity Initiative – Conceptualization and Application · 26 th – 29 th March 2018 The Origin of the Initiative In 2012, UN-Habitat created the City Prosperity Index -

26th – 29th March 2018

City Prosperity Initiative –Conceptualization and Application

Antony Abilla ; UN-Habitat


Bangkok, Thailand


The Origin of the Initiative

In 2012, UN-Habitat created the City

Prosperity Index - a tool to measure the

prosperity and sustainability of cities

• As a response to the demand of local authorities in

need of a tool which measures the prosperity and

sustainability of cities.

In 2013/2014, Mayors and other

decision-makers wanted to know how to

improve living conditions in their cities

using the CPI

In 2015, the City Prosperity Index became a global

initiative – City Prosperity Initiative - with

more than 300 cities adopting it around the world.


A sense of general and individual socioeconomic security for the

immediate and foreseeable future, which comes with the fulfilment of

other, non-material needs and aspirations.

Defining Urban Prosperity

• Success

• Wealth

• Thriving conditions

• Well-being

• Opportunity

Protection of

commons and

provision of

Public Goods



Expert Opinion on Prosperous Cities

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Quality of life

Productivity

Infrastructure

Equity

Environmental

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The Wheel of Urban Prosperity

A tool based on Six Dimensions



• A global monitoring framework to measure progress on city/urban goals in a comprehensive manner

In summary….

The City Prosperity Initiative is a

platform for urban data collection,

developed to formulate evidence

based decision making and

monitoring for cities.


Prosperity Index Classification

36% of the analyzed cities has a solid prosperity

index and present an overall balanced development

of the prosperity dimensions

11% of the analyzed cities have a weak

prosperity index and feature contrasted patterns

among the dimensions in the CPI

81% of cities with a moderately solid prosperity

index belong to the Latin American region and

exhibit a less-cordinated development of the

prosperity dimensions

Oslo 86.76

Sydney 79.77

Sao Paulo 59.35

Karachi 37.00

The CPI: A global Monitoring tool


The CPI : A Global Monitoring Tool

The City Prosperity Index allows the comparison among cities with similar level.

It shows the strong relationship between balanced development of all the

dimensions of prosperity and the overall performance of cities.

Index Ranking


Regional Comparison

Cities can be compared within the

same geographical area, showing

common and differentiated

challenges

The CPI: A Global Monitoring tool


Prosperity Dimension Ranking

The analysis shows the relationship among the different

dimensions of prosperity. Studies prove that in most cases the

different dimensions interact and influence each other through

various linkages, reinforced by multi-sectoral policies.

The CPI : A Global Monitoring Tool


Adopted in more than 400 cities around the world (2017)

The CPI: A global monitoring tool


• The Creation of local and national monitoring mechanisms for accountability, prioritizes the selection of key areas and relevant issues for more efficient investment planning

The CPI: A Global Monitoring tool


Data, Information and Policy Making

A POLICY DIALOGUE

BASELINE SETTING

MONITORING INSTRUMENT

A DECISION MAKING TOOL

GLOBAL MONITORING

The CPI: A multi-purpose platform

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1. A flexible monitoring

framework that takes

into account the

contextual needs and

particularities of cities

and countries

3. An innovative

tool based on

spatial analysis that

integrates indicators

such as street

connectivity, public

space, urban

expansion

2. The CPI promotes

integration in the

implementation of a

more sustainable

urbanization model

4. As a multi-

scale tool the

CPI supports

decision-making

from national

urban policies

to regional to city-

wide interventions



CONTEXTUAL CPI

BASIC CPI

EXTENDED CPI

GLOBAL CITY RANKING

1. A Flexible Monitoring Framework

that takes into account the contextual

needs and particularities of cities and

countries



2. A FRAMEWORK THAT PROMOTES INTEGRATION

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Productvity Index

Infrastructure Development

Index

Quality of Life Index

Equity and Social Index

Environmetal Sustainability

Index

Urban Governance and

Legislation

The CPI promotes integration in the

implementation of a more sustainable urbanization model



3. An Innovative Tool based on Spatial Analysis

An innovative tool based on spatial analysis that integrates indicators

such as street connectivity, public space, urban expansion




Public

Space

Public

Space

StreetConnectivity

StreetConnectivity

Length of

Public Transport

Length of

Public Transport

Land Use Mix

Land Use Mix

Economic

Densities

Economic

Densities

Residential

Densities

Residential

Densities

SPATIAL

INDICATORS



Accessibility to

Public SpaceLima, Peru





STREET CONNECTIVITY AND SPATIAL INDICATORS



4. A Multi-Scale Decision-Making Mechanism

WITH A GROUP OF CITIES

AS A TRANS-NATIONAL INITIATIVE

WITH CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS

WITH INDIVIDUAL CITIES

INTRA-CITY / METROPOLITAN LEVEL

As a multi-scale

tool the CPI

supports decision-

making from

national urban

policies to regional

to city-wide

interventions



1. TOOL: Perception Survey

PRODUCT: City Profile Briefing

• Governments will receive a

systematic feedback based on how

people understand and feel about

the different dimensions of

prosperity of the city, facilitating a

greater collaboration between the

government, private sector and civil

society.2. TOOL: City Prosperity Index

PRODUCT: State of the City

Report

• The Report offers a detailed

assessment of the contextual

aspects of the city, proving

greater understanding of the

interrelations between

different dimensions of urban

development by measuring

the creation and distribution

of socio economic benefits.

3. TOOL: Policy Evaluation

Model

PRODUCT: City Action Plan

• The City Action Plan will

propose a limited number of

transformational

interventions, designed

according to the main

components of the New

Urban Agenda.

The CPI: Tools and Products


• MEASURE

components by

producing critical

mass data and

information using the

following tools:

• Perception Survey

• City Prosperity

IndexMEASURE

• UNDERSTAND factors which

generate or inhibit prosperity and

as a result :

• City Profile Briefing

• State of City Report

UNDERSTAND

• CHANGE components by

formulating policies,

strategies and action plans

through the:

• City Action Plan

• Best Practice Program

CHANGE

• Monitor the

outcomes of the

implementation

through the use of

CPI tools and

methodology.

MONITOR

The CPI: How does it work?

Process of the CPI


Assessing Urban

Prosperity

Urban Prosperity

Analysis

Institutional

strategy

Action Plan

Definition

• Identifying urban

prosperity weaknesses

and strengths in the

city.

Towards urban prosperity

• Urban Prosperity Action

Plans will allow local

governments to monitor

their progress and take

each task step-by-step,

therefore allowing them

to handle the project

efficiently.

Promoting welfare

• The expected results will

strengthen an evolution

to new housing

approaches, including

new comprehensive

solutions, with enhanced

institutional coordination

towards shaping better

cities.

• Identifying data

sources, information

gathering and indices

calculations


Implementation in cities


Selected Strategies

Expected

Outcomes

Suggested

Methods

Areas of

Action


A way forward to more prosperous cities


The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

1 Agenda 5 Main Areas 17 Goals 169 Targets 193 Countries

The CPI and the Sustainable Development Goals


• Using the CPI, cities will be able to identify, quantify, and evaluate the progress on these agendas,

avoiding duplication and systematizing the monitoring and reporting process

• The CPI is an ad-hoc tool for coordination, implementation and monitoring of Sustainable

Development Goals and New Urban Agenda at local level

The CPI has the characteristics to be the Global

Monitoring Framework for the New Urban Agenda and

SDGs



SDG – Goal 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,

resilient and sustainable

10 Targets

11.1 Housing and Slums

11.2 Sustainable Transport

11.3 Participatory Planning

11.4 Cultural Heritage

11.5 Disaster Reduction

11.6 Air Quality and Waste Managment

11.7 Public spaces

11.a Rural-urban and regional planning

11.b Mitigation of Climate Change, Resilience

11.c LDCs support – buildings



Connecting the CPI and the SDGs



• All 10 targets and indicators of SDG Goal 11 are

integrated in the CPI;

• 23% of all SDGs targets that can be measured at the

local level are covered by the CPI;

• The CPI can therefore be used, to identify , quantify ,

evaluate, monitor and report on progress made by

cities on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Development.

CPI Framework for the SDG 11 Monitoring



CPI Framework Added Value to SDGs Monitoring

� Propose a systemic approach of the city

� Provide a single value of the city for national reporting and disaggregated by

indicators for policy purpose

� Establish global benchmarks and standardization

� Create baseline data and information

� Provide a global platform for comparability

� Identify priorities for sustainable urban development

� Connect to database on best practice

� Provide evidence-based for policy-making

� Create local/national monitoring mechanisms



In conclusion.

BENEFITS AND RESULTS

• Methodology for a systemic and

comprehensive approach to city development

• Creation of a globally comparable baseline of

Urban information and data

• Guided dialogue for evidence-based policy-

making

• Formulation of Action Plans and Policy

recommendations

• Creation of local/national monitoring

mechanisms for accountability

• Prioritization and selection of key areas

and relevant issues for more effective and

efficient investment planning

Using evidence-based

information, the CPI provides

technical and substantive

support to municipalities for

innovative solutions


In conclusion....

• The CPI is a powerful tool for measuring city

prosperity in a more holistic manner

• The CPI help countries and cities identify,

quantify, evaluate, monitor and report on

progress made towards achieving SDG Goal 11

in a more structured manner


Thank You

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City Prosperity Initiative – Conceptualization and Application · 26 th – 29 th March 2018 The Origin of the Initiative In 2012, UN-Habitat created the City Prosperity Index -