WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA

STANDARDIZED INDICATORS FOR RESILIENT CITIES:

ISO 37120 & THE WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA

Matthew Lynch
VP Global Partnerships & Initiatives, World Council On City Data
DEVELOPING STANDARDIZED INDICATORS SINCE 2008
TESTING IN 255 CITIES ACROSS 82 COUNTRIES
 PUBLISHED 2014

The first ISO Standard on

Global City Indicators

Manage
and make informed decisions through
data analysis

Benchmark
and target

Leverage Funding
with senior levels of government

Plan
and establish new frameworks for sustainable
urban development

Evaluate
the impact of infrastructure projects on the
overall performance of a city
ISO 37120 - 100 INDICATORS ACROSS 17 THEMES

Economy Governance Telecommunications

Education Health Transportation

Energy Recreation Urban

Planning

Environment Safety Wastewater

Finance Shelter Water &

Sanitation
Fire & Emergency
Solid Waste
Response
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HOW HEALTHY IS MY CITY?
High life expectancy

BARCELONA, SPAIN

83 years
HOW HEALTHY IS MY CITY?
High number of physicians per 100,000

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

1,339
HOW GREEN IS MY CITY?
High area of green space

HELSINKI, FINLAND

1,489
Hectares per 100,000
HOW DO PEOPLE MOVE AROUND MY CITY?
High kilometers of bike lanes

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLAND

76
per 100,000 population
 HOW DO PEOPLE MOVE AROUND MY CITY?
High percentage of commuters using alternative transportation

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

74%
HOW CLEAN IS MY AIR?
Low PM2.5 concentration

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

6.1 g/m
 HOW INNOVATIVE IS MY CITY?
High number of new patents registered per 100,000 population

BOSTON, USA

43
 HOW INNOVATIVE IS MY CITY?
High number of higher education degrees per 100,000

TORONTO, CANADA

45,875
HOW PROSPEROUS IS MY CITY?
High number of businesses per 100,000

LOS ANGELES, USA

12,316
HOW PROSPEROUS IS MY CITY?
Low unemployment rate

SHANGHAI, CHINA

4.2%
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ISO 37120 - 100 INDICATORS ACROSS 17 THEMES

Economy Governance Telecommunications

Education Health Transportation

Energy Recreation Urban

Planning

Environment Safety Wastewater

Finance Shelter Water &

Sanitation
Fire & Emergency
Solid Waste
Response
ANALYTICS - COMPARATIVE LEARNING TOOL
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
SOLID WASTE COLLECTED
SOLID WASTE RECYCLED
DISPOSAL BY LANDFILL
DISPOSAL BY INCINERATOR
SOLID WASTE RECYCLED
DISPOSAL BY BURNING OPENLY
DISPOSAL BY OPEN DUMP
DISPOSAL BY OTHER
HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED
HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLED
ANALYTICS - COMPARATIVE LEARNING TOOL

76.4%
SOLID WASTE RECYCLED

LOS ANGELES

53.3% TORONTO

13.6% LONDON
ROTTERDAM

MEAN (11.18%) DUBAI

BOSTON

GUADALAJARA
MAKATI
MAKKAH
AMMAN MINNA
BUENOS AIRES
JOHANNESBURG
BOGOTA
HAIPHONG
 ANALYTICS, EXPLORING RELATIONS WITH 100 DATA POINTS
PM2.5 CONCENTRATION
PM10 CONCENTRATION
GHG EMISIONS
AMMAN NO2 CONCENTRATION
SO2 CONCENTRATION
03 CONCENTRATION LIFE EXPECTANCY
NOISE POLLUTION IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL BEDS
CHANGE IN NATIVE SPECIES NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS
UNDER AGE 5 MORTALITY RATE
NUMBER OF NURSES/MIDWIVES
LIFE EXPECTANCY

NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

SUICIDE RATE

PM2.5 CONCENTRATION
LIFE EXPECTANCY ANALYTICS, EXPLORING RELATIONS WITH 100 DATA POINTS

MEAN (24.6 g/m)

TORONTO
MELBOURNE BARCELONA SHANGHAI
LONDON
LOS ANGELES
BOGOTA DUBAI
BOSTON AMSTERDAM
ROTTERDAM AMMAN
MEAN (76 years) MAKATI GUADALAJARA MAKKAH

JOHANNESBURG

PM2.5 CONCENTRATION
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 THE NEXT 100 CITIES:
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DUBAI 2016
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 NEXT STEPS AT THE ISO

A new family of ISO Standards

on City Indicators

Resilient Cities
(ISO 37121)
Smart Cities
ISO 37120 RESILIENCE INDICATORS (EXAMPLES)

INSTUTIONAL &
RISK & VULNERABILITY RESPONSE CAPACITY OUTCOMES

Unemployment Physicians Disaster-related deaths

Informal settlements Police & firefighters Infant mortality
Homelessness Emergency response Life expectancy
Access to water Debt-service ratio Property crimes
Access to electricity Green areas
Electrical interruptions
Renewable energy
Internet connections
 TR 37121 Inventory and review of existing
indicators on sustainable development in cities

102 Different frameworks/publications

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

Challenges:
Multiple frameworks
Global vs local indicators
Uninformed comparison

Opportunities:
Leveraging existing city-level measurement
experience
Demonstrating city impact and leadership
Investment and insurance benefits
Informed collaboration and best-practice sharing
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SUPPORTING A SUCCESSFUL PROCESS

By cities, for cities

Grounded in what cities are already
measuring
Focused on beneficial outcomes from
standardized measurement
Supporting key urban resilience
frameworks
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