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Performance metrics for sustainable cities

Published on August 31, 2025   37 min

A selection of talks on Management, Leadership & Organisation

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Welcome to this Henry Stewart Talk on measurement on city sustainability. My name is Sylvie Albert. I am a professor of strategy and leadership at the University of Winnipeg and a researcher on smart, intelligent, and sustainable cities.
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I had the privilege to work with several cities and governments on community economic development as well as national and international think tanks and boards, including the intelligent community forum in New York, the global forum on shaping the future in Europe, the smart cities challenge from the Canadian government and the information and communication technology council in Canada. This fed my interest in finding new collaborative ways to develop cities as efficient and effective bodies in an increasingly digital and global world. Performance Metrics is my fourth book, providing guidance to cities on leadership, collaboration, innovation and measurement with the help of several international experts and cities who share their experience.
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This talk is a result of a book published by Routledge entitled Performance Metrics For Sustainable Cities. It will begin with an explanation of the imperative for cities to be engaged in measurement for sustainability and is followed by examples of measurement systems available and undertaken by cities worldwide. More details and examples are available in the book and each chapter is written by international experts about their own experience. The book also includes some implementation examples and recommendations for developing a system of measurement.

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