According to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) there are ten essential attributes of cites that help make them resilient. These attributes comprise a...
Category - Ecocity Insights
Discussions around the International Ecocity Framework and Standards indicators and other details of scientific evaluation of ecocities, from Dr. Jennie Moore, BCIT.
Wellbeing and Quality of life, Beyond the GDP
The International Ecocities Framework and Standards (IEFS) identifies human wellbeing and quality of life as an essential social feature. Specifically, “residents report...
IEFS Indicators: Healthy and Accessible Food
Uneven access to healthy and nutritious food is a global phenomenon – witness: many North Americans’ struggle with obesity while many Africans’ starve. Food often comprises the...
A Healthy and Equitable Economy in the International Context?
by Jennie Moore, Director, Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship, British Colombia Institute of Technology A socio-cultural feature of ecocities is that they...