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04 PROVEN POWER
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06 ABOUT
07 No Poverty
08 Zero Hunger
09 Good health and well-being
10 Gender Equality
11 Clean Water and Sanitation
12 Decent Work and Economic Growth
13 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
14 Sustainable Cities and Communities
15 Responsible Production and Consumption
16 Climate Action
17 Life below Water
18 Life on Land

SDG 11:

Sustainable Cities and Communities

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MAKE CITIES AND OTHER HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCLUSIVE, SAFE, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE

Building and organising cities in a way that takes account of the available land and resources while still ensuring that there are enough jobs is quite a challenge.

The increasing concentration of people in urban environments is putting pressure on the social, economic and environmental requirements for living and working. People’s lifestyles vary over the course of their lives and are influenced by their immediate physical environment.

WUR explores new approaches to urban green infrastructure and the urban ecosystem

Greening the city improves air quality, reduces noise pollution, encourages people to take physical exercise, reduces stress & aggression and increases social cohesion. Wageningen University & Research (WUR) provides information on services for the urban green infrastructure and the urban ecosystem, explores new approaches such as biomimicry and their added value, and reaches out to and cooperates with different urban groups and stakeholders.

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