Tomorrow's City Today

Bellagio Statement and Report released

This statement contains the conclusions and recommendations as agreed by the participants of the international conference Tomorrow’s City Today held in Bellagio, Italy, in September 2012. The event gathered together international experts to discuss the scope for developing and using indicators, standards and frameworks for urban sustainability, or eco-city, initiatives around the world. The event was hosted by the International Eco-Cities Initiative and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation (New York).  Former CSCD Director and REM Professor Mark Roseland was one of the invited participants.  

The conference participants hope that the recommendations contained in the Bellagio statement will make a valuable contribution to policy-making, planning and practice, at a time when a significant growth in diverse ‘eco-city’ initiatives across continents has been accompanied by the emergence of various indicator and accreditation schemes vying for international acceptance.

Full report here