This November 2020 report by Holger Wallbaum and Colin Fudge was presented at the World Sustainable Built Environment online conference Beyond 2020. Its main purpose was to provide clear guidance to the global built environment and interconnected sectors such as urban planning, urban design, urban landscape and green infrastructure to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. All these sectors are critical in capturing life-cycle assessment at the neighbourhood, city and regional level, the analysis show. Specific initiatives with measurable activities and outcomes in nine areas are provided.
Key words: market sizing, energy management, smart cities, water management, sustainability