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As cities worldwide face deepening social inequality alongside unfolding ecological breakdown, it is time to chart a different course.
Cities are where change is most needed and can have the greatest impact: most people live in them, economic life is shaped there most directly, and practices tested in one city can scale to others. This makes them the place to build bold, systemic transformation toward an economy grounded in sufficiency and care, with democracy at its heart.
This primer offers concrete examples, strategic pathways, and policy recommendations across five domains of basic need: energy, housing, food, mobility, and digital technology. For policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and everyone working to transform cities, it provides both inspiration and practical guidance for building cities where people and planet can thrive within planetary boundaries.
In collaboration with: Transnational Institute, FUHEM, NaZemi, Oikos, and IPE – Institute for Political Ecology.
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