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Oslo is the most sustainable city in the world, followed by Stockholm, Tokyo, Copenhagen and Berlin, according to the index on major cities by the Dutch consulting firm Arcadis, which places Madrid at 28, Barcelona at 49, Bogotá at 78 and CDMX at 79, as the first in Latin America.
The company classifies 100 major cities based on three axes of sustainability related to environmental, social and economic issues, the criteria of which Oslo is in first, seventeenth and thirty-ninth position, respectively.
It Mexico City appears in position 79 from the Arcadis classification, as the second largest city in Latin America and with better environmental scores (53) than socially (83) or economic (77).
The “Planet” category considers aspects such as air quality, green space or waste management, as well as public policies, energy consumption or CO2 emissions and investment in the energy transition.
The social axis (People) focuses on areas such as health, education or crime, income inequality or the balance between professional and personal life, while the economic inscription (Benefits) considers concepts such as affordability, infrastructure for commercial transportation, ease of doing business or finding work, or connectivity.
If Oslo leads the environmental classification, Glasgow (England) is positioned as a major city with the best ranking in the social and environmental fields. Seattle (USA) in the economy.
“Prosperity has generally been identified with economic productivity, but now we can see that to ensure true prosperity, cities must pursue sustainability,” said the report’s authors.
Europe, and the Scandinavian countries in particular, stand out on environmental and social pillars, while the United States dominates in economic matters.
Madrid appear in position 28, being the first and seventeenth Spanish city in Europe, is located between Antwerp and Philadelphia. The Spanish capital stands out in social (9) above environmental (38) or economic (48) aspects.
Barcelona is 49th in the overall ranking and 27th city in Europe, between Denver and Macau and with an environmental advantage (17) over social (45) or commercial (57).
The Colombian capital emerges at 78th position, as the first major Latin American city in the ranking, reaching 20th position in environmental aspects, a category that stands out particularly socially (82) and economic (82).
“Bogotá is a city that strives for prosperity in terms of People and Benefits, but it is a beacon of light in its sphere of action. It is the only developing city to appear in the ‘top 40’ index, ranking an outstanding 20th,” the report said.
follow it Santiago de Chile, at 80 (with a rating of 80 in the environment, 78 in social and 76 in economics) followed by Lima (81st overall with 49 in the environment, 81 in business, and 91 in social issues) and Buenos Aires (82 in general). , 62 in the environment and 84 in social and business).
In classification 100 big cities Brazil’s Sao Paulo (84 in the joint index, 44 in the environment, 78 in business and 94 in social) and Rio de Janeiro (87 in the general index, with 48 in the environmental, 83 financial and 96 social) also appear.
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