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ISO 37120 Sustainable development of communities -- Indicators for city services and quality of life[1] defines and establishes methodologies for a set of indicators to steer and measure the performance of city services and quality of life.

This standard was developed by ISO project committee ISO/TC 268.

History

The standard was developed by ISO/TC 268, which started work in the year 2012. The first edition of ISO 37120 was published on May 2014. Currently, the Toronto-based World Council on City Data is working globally to certify cities under ISO 37120.

Main requirements of the standard

The ISO 37120:2014 adopts the structure in the following breakdown:

  • 1 Scope
  • 2 Normative references
  • 3 Terms and definitions
  • 4 City indicators
  • 5 Economy
  • 6 Education
  • 7 Energy
  • 8 Environment
  • 9 Finance
  • 10 Fire and emergency response
  • 11 Governance
  • 12 Health
  • 13 Recreation
  • 14 Safety
  • 15 Shelter
  • 16 Solid waste
  • 17 Telecommunication and innovation
  • 18 Transportation
  • 19 Urban planning
  • 20 Wastewater
  • 21 Water and sanitation
  • 22 Reporting and record maintenance
  • 23 Correction institute

See also

References

  1. ^ "ISO 37120:2014 - Sustainable development of communities -- Indicators for city services and quality of life". iso.org. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  • ISO 37120—Sustainable development of communities—Indicators for city services and quality of life
  • ISO/TC 286—Sustainable cities and communities