RT Report
T1 Global Environment Outlook for Cities – GEO for Cities: Towards Green and Just Cities
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 
A2 Langa, Maria-Helena
A2 Miller, David
A2 Rahiman, Riya
A2 Brand, Kobie
A2 Hughes, Sara
A2 Lipietz, Barbara
A2 Rangwala, Lubaina
A2 Waud, Alexa
A2 Archer, Diane
A2 Guhl, Andres
A2 Baker, Elaine
A2 Jain, Garima
A2 Mguni, Patience
A2 van den Brandeler, Francine
A2 Melamed, Megan
A2 Vardoulakis, Sotiris
A2 Ramos, Gian Carlo Delgado
A2 Wolch, Jennifer
A2 Adelekan, Ibidun
A2 Leonardsen, Lykke
A2 Allen, Adriana
A2 Brugmann, Jeb
A2 Sharma, Rahul
A2 Robinson, Blake
A2 Dai, Hancheng
A2 Apud, Agustina
A2 Colenbrander, Sarah
A2 Dodman, David
A2 Hohmann, Rene
A2 Sami, Neha
A2 Wyman, Michelle
A2 Meaney, Megan
A2 Pinault, Emmanuelle
K1 city
K1 urban development
K1 urban environment
K1 health
K1 urban economics
K1 circular economy
K1 urban planning
K1 land administration
K1 economic development
K1 air
K1 biodiversity
K1 freshwater
K1 ocean
K1 coast
K1 land
K1 soil
K1 equity
SN 978-92-807-3889-6
YR 2021
FD 2021-11
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37413
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37413
NO This second edition of GEO for Cities is an extension of the main GEO-6 report, presenting and explaining the findings of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) flagship environmental assessment in a way that helps city decision makers take clear action. Chapter 2 of this report examines how cities function and the challenges and barriers to action they face, as well as some opportunities for catalysing change. Chapter 3 then examines how the environmental challenges of today are affecting cities and how cities are contributing to these environmental issues. Chapter 4 examines the types of future cities that will help address the  environmental, economic and social challenges we currently face. City decision makers may see themselves in the dimensions set out in the chapter, alongside areas where their cities could improve. Finally, chapter 5 explores the pathways that need to be followed to reach the vision of “ideal” cities that is presented in chapter 4.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026