The UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 169 targets have been considered in multidisciplinary approaches worldwide.
As global temperatures continue to rise, questions about infrastructure capacity to keep up with energy demand are increasingly germane.
Air pollution and climate change are key global challenges for cities and both have large impacts on human health and economic development.
The number of countries with a national development plan has more than doubled, from about 62 in 2006 to 134 in 2018.