Oecd Green Growth Studies Compact City Policies A Comparative Assessment

This report is thus intended as “food for thought” for national, sub-national and municipal governments as they seek to address their economic and environmental challenges through the development and implementation of spatial strategies in pursuit of Green Growth objectives.

This report is thus intended as “food for thought” for national, sub-national and municipal governments as they seek to address their economic and environmental challenges through the development and implementation of spatial strategies in pursuit of Green Growth objectives.

This report synthesises the findings from six case studies of urban green growth policies, four at city level (Paris, Chicago, Stockholm, Kitakyushu) and two at the national level (China, Korea). It offers a definition of urban green growth and a framework for analysing how it might play out.

This report examines Korea's urban policies and offers customised policy recommendations based on the OECD publication, Compact City Policies (2012).

This report studies green growth trends, challenges and opportunities in the City of Stockholm, Sweden.

This report studies green growth trends, challenges and opportunities in the City of Kitakyushu, Japan.

This report synthesises the findings from six case studies of urban green growth policies, four at city level (Paris, Chicago, Stockholm, Kitakyushu) and two at the national level (China, Korea). It offers a definition of urban green growth and a framework for analysing how it might play out.