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Globally, numerous institutions, organizations,
networks and processes, from the international to the community
level, have been established to study and resolve problems associated
with urban sustainability.
These have produced volumes of new information,
some for internal use and some for public use. Ideally, the main
objective is that the information be used to encourage positive
change and sustainability in urban areas. More specifically,
the objectives relate to who the users of the information are,
as presented in Table 1.
Users of urban sustainability information
and related objectives:
|
USER |
OBJECTIVE |
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Decision-makers, especially local governments |
Better informed decisions |
|
Non-governmental organizations |
Public participation in environmental decision-making |
|
Environmental businesses |
Participation in decision-making and being informed on effects
of business activities |
|
General public |
Awareness-raising, free access to information |
|
Academia and journalists |
Research |
|
Producers of information |
Awareness of existing information to inform future projects and
avoid duplication of efforts |
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Problems and
pressures |
