Developing countries are often most impacted by climate change. While the work of international environmental organizations has received considerable public and academic attention, local environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) also play a key role in assisting local populations...

The urban quality of life (UQoL) from objective dimension was analyzed in the main Cuban cities. An Urban Quality of Life Index (UQoLI) was developed in collaboration with 60 experts (five in each city). These experts belong to one of two categories: in charge of the planning of the city and...

In this paper, we assess the associations between self-reported happiness, measured using the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index (<CitationRef CitationID="CR8">2012</CitationRef>), and four US city sustainability indices: the Green City Index (<CitationRef CitationID="CR9">2011</CitationRef>), Our Green Cities (<CitationRef CitationID="CR18">2012</CitationRef>), Popular Science US City Rankings (<CitationRef CitationID="CR19">2008</CitationRef>) and the SustainLane US...</citationref></citationref></citationref></citationref>

The Rio+20 summit of the United Nations in Brazil in 2012 committed governments to formulate a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) that would be integrated into the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) following its expiration in 2015. This decision has pushed sustainable development...

Faced with global climate change, local elites are confronted with the main dilemma of a developing country: development requires economic growth, but this effort also requires consideration of environmental factors and sustainable patterns of production and consumption. Based on empirical...