Connecting social and
ecological systems
for sustainable
urban development
Connecting social and
ecological systems
for sustainable
urban development
URBIS Partnership
Connecting Social and Ecological Systems
for Sustainable Urban Development
The URBIS Partnership is proposing a process to recognize urban regions efforts to engage in participatory, inclusive, and comprehensive approaches in urban planning for sustainability. Through this process, sustainable management practices would be developed and then cataloged for sharing and dissemination as part of a site-based global knowledge network. Cities involved in the URBIS concept include Stockholm, Montreal, Shanghai, Cape Town, Chicago, Istanbul, New Orleans, and New York. The URBIS Partnership is inviting expertise in fields including urban ecology, environmental education, policy, and urban planning to develop this process. This will culminate in the establishment of the URBIS Partnership within the CBD Global Partnership of Cities and Biodiversity and other collaborators at the City Biodiversity Summit at Nagoya, Japan; the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Started in 2003, the development of this proces is a work in progress with government, agency and university partners. More information will be available soon so please stay tuned!
