Preface
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Preface
Guangzhou International Award
Christchurch (New Zealand) emerged
for Urban Innovation (Guangzhou
to the top and won the awards. In
Award), jointly established by the city
addition, Hangzhou was recognized as
of Guangzhou, United Cities and Local
the "Online-popular City", Bristol, the
Governments (UCLG) and the World
"Media-focused City", and Antioquia,
Association of Major Metropolises
the "Public-recommended City".
(Metropolis), fully demonstrates global
Creative ideas and wisdom of
cities’ creativity and responsibility amidst
cities are pooled together for collective
the wave of global urbanization. The
benefits and a win-win outcome.
2nd Guangzhou Award was brought to a
The Urban Innovation Database is
successful conclusion in Guangzhou in
a treasure trove of a vast number of
November, 2014, a high-profile event
lively urban innovation initiatives,
that involved 209 innovative initiatives
which offer visionary perspectives
from 159 cities of 55 countries
on urban governance and sustainable
and regions across six continents.
development for cities around the
Five initiatives, respectively from
world. Members of Guangzhou
Antioquia (Colombia), Bristol (the
Institute for Urban Innovation have
UK), Dakar (Senegal), Hangzhou
conducted field trips over the past
(the People’s Republic of China) and
year to fourteen shortlisted cities of