CONNECTING CITIES WITH GLOBALLY STANDARDIZED CITY DATA ISO AND THE WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA

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1 CONNECTING CITIES WITH GLOBALLY STANDARDIZED CITY DATA ISO AND THE WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA

2 World Council on City Data ISO Sustainable Development of Communities: Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life An International Standard for Cities, Created by Cities

3 PUBLISHED 2014 The first ISO Standard on Global City Indicators

4 WHAT IS ISO37120? A set of standardized indicators that provide a uniform approach to what is measured, and how that measurement is to be undertaken 100 Indicators standardized definitions and methodology, 46 Core and 54 Supporting Common language for reporting

5 17 THEMES City Services and Quality of Life Economy Education Energy Environment Finance Fire and Emergency Response Governance Health Recreation Safety Shelter Solid Waste Telecommunication and Innovation Transportation Urban Planning Wastewater Water and Sanitation

6 46 CORE ISO CITY INDICATORS Economy City s unemployment rate Assessed value of commercial/industrial properties as % of total assessed properties Percentage of city population living in poverty Education Percentage of female school-aged population enrolled in school Percentage of students completing primary education Percentage of students completing secondary education Primary education student/teacher ratio Energy Total residential electrical use per capita (kwh/year) Percentage of city population with authorized electrical service Energy consumption of public buildings per year (kwh/m²) Percentage of total energy derived from renewable sources, as a share of the city s total energy consumption Environment Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration Particulate matter (PM10) concentration Greenhouse gas emissions measured in tonnes per capita Finance Debt service ratio (debt service expenditure as a % of a municipality s own-source revenue) Fire and emergency response Number of firefighters per population Number of fire related deaths per population Number of natural disaster-related deaths per population Governance Voter participation in last municipal election (as a percentage of eligible voters) Women as a percentage of total elected to city-level office Health Average life expectancy Number of in-patient hospital beds per population Number of physicians per population Under age five mortality per live births Safety Number of police officers per population Number of homicides per population Shelter Percentage of city population living in slums Solid waste Percentage of city population with regular solid waste collection (residential) Total collected municipal solid waste per capita Percentage of city s solid waste that is recycled Telecommunication and innovation Number of internet connections per population Number of cell phone connections per population Transportation Km of high capacity public transport system per population Km of light passenger transport system per population Annual number of public transport trips per capita Number of personal automobiles per capita Urban Planning Green area (hectares) per population Wastewater Percentage of city population served by wastewater collection Percentage of the city s wastewater that has received no treatment Percentage of the city s wastewater receiving primary treatment Percentage of the city s wastewater receiving secondary treatment Percentage of the city s wastewater receiving tertiary treatment Water and Sanitation Percentage of city population with potable water supply service Percentage of city population with sustainable access to an improved water source Percentage of population with access to improved sanitation Total domestic water consumption per capita (litres/day)

7 WHO ARE THE USERS? Applicable to any city, municipality or local government Tool for mayors, city managers, planners, politicians, researchers, business leaders, designers and other professionals and citizens

8 WHY DO CITIES NEED A SET OF GLOBALLY STANDARDIZED INDICATORS? TO MANAGE and make informed decisions through data analysis TO BENCHMARK and target TO EVALUATE the impact of infrastructure projects on the overall performance of a city TO PLAN and establish new policy frameworks for sustainable planning TO BUILD SMART and Sustainable Cities TO LEARN and share lessons across cities globally TO BUILD CREDITWORTHINESS and insurance security TO LEVERAGE FUNDING and investment from senior levels of government, businesses, and international entities

9 WCCD Foundation Partner Cities

10 WCCD Foundation Partner Cities North America Boston Toronto Europe London Amsterdam Barcelona Helsinki Rotterdam East Asia - Pacific Makati Haiphong Shanghai Latin America Bogota Buenos Aires Guadalajara Sao Paulo West Asia Amman Dubai Makkah Africa Johannesburg Minna Oceania Melbourne

11 November London City Hall WCCD Meeting with 20 Foundation Cities

12 WCCD SUMMIT LONDON UK CITY HALL

13 CITY OF BOSTON PRESENTING AT WCCD SUMMIT

14 CERTIFIED WCCD FOUNDATION CITIES

15 WCCD WEB PORTAL MAP VIEW

16 WCCD WEB PORTAL GRAPH VIEW EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS PM10 CONCENTRATION & LIFE EXPECTANCY 1,225,043 POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS TO EXPLORE

17 WCCD WEB PORTAL GRAPH VIEW

18 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND TOTAL ELECTRICAL ENERGY USE

19 WCCD WEB PORTAL CITY COMPARISON VIEW

20 WCCD WEB PORTAL INDICATOR VIEW

21 WCCD WEB PORTAL TREND ANALYSIS PREDICTION TOOL

22 HOW TO BECOME AN ISO CITY Submit WCCD Application Form Approve WCCD Proposal for Certification Submit Indicators for Verification WCCD Global City Indicators Registry Data Uploaded to WCCD Web Portal

23 WCCD EXPRESION OF INTEREST FORM

24 CONTACT US Address 170 Bloor Street West, Suite 1103 Toronto, ON M5S 1T9 Phone Fax Web Page Facebook: Twitter:

25 CONNECTING CITIES WITH GLOBALLY STANDARDIZED CITY DATA THANK YOU

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