ARSET - Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements
Start Date:
Jan. 27, 2022
End Date:
Feb. 10, 2022
Description:
This 3-part, introductory webinar series will provide an overview of the Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements, an online knowledge resource that shares ready-to-use Earth observation data sets and tools. These resources can be applied in policy areas that are important to resilient and sustainable cities. Such areas include sustainable urban planning, adequate housing, access to public transport, and access to public spaces.
Targeted Audience:
This training is primarily intended for local government and municipality authorities, national governments, urban resilience networks and city fora, United Nations agencies with policy mandates related to cities and human settlements (e.g., UN Habitat, UN DRR, UNESCO, UNFCCC), the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), as well as the non-public sector including small, medium and micro-sized enterprises with responsibilities in providing cities with solutions and services.
Expected Outcomes:
Understand the value and usefulness of Earth observations to monitor and report on urban Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators and the New Urban Agenda.
Learn from inspiring examples of cities using Earth observations for SDG 11 (sustainable cities and human settlements) and the New Urban Agenda.
Understand how to apply Earth observation-based Toolkit resources to enhance urban resilience and improve decisions regarding:
Planning, including informal settlements, open spaces for public use, access to public transport, urban greening.
Monitoring, such as for air quality, or land consumption.
Operational preparedness, including for example for emergency response to different types of hazards.
Host:
NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET), GEO EO4SDG initiative, GEO Human Planet initiative, WGCapD.
