Peak Urban
Led by five world-renowned academic institutions, the PEAK Urban project produces and explores ground-breaking research on the greatest issues facing the contemporary city.
The eleventh goal of the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals: 'Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable' – represents the first time that cities have been formally identified as integral in the development debate. Continuing urbanisation confronts new and intensified challenges around environmental and social sustainability.
Yet optimal solutions remain unclear, especially in cities where the pace of change is greatest, resources are most limited, governance structures are complex, and formal knowledge is sometimes in short supply. In the coming years, finding solutions to these challenges – particularly in the Global South – will disproportionately determine sustainable development outcomes worldwide.
ACC
- Established in 2008 and rooted at the University of Cape Town, the African Centre for Cities (ACC) is one of the leading knowledge centres conducting meaningful research on how to understand, recast and address pressing urban crises, particularly on the African continent.
- ACC team members
EAFIT
- EAFIT is a university that inspires the current generations to embark on a life project that maximizes their potential.
- EAFIT team members
IIHS
- The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements.
- IIHS team members
OXFORD
- The University of Oxford is a world-leading centre of learning, teaching and research and the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
- Oxford team members
PKU
- Peking University (PKU) is one of the largest and most prestigious research universities in China and a member of the C9 League, equivalent to the Ivy League.
- PKU team members