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CIRCULAR ECONOMY CASE STUDIES: Valladolid, Groningen and Umea

8-13 February 2020: OECD events at 10th World Urban Forum (WUF)

NEW WEB TOOL:Where does your region or city stand today with respect to the 2030 Agenda?

NEW WEBTOOL: Have a full scope of all urban centres and metropolitan areas in the world with at least 50 thousand inhabitants.

Smart Cities: how technology can improve our urban environments

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<a href="https://data.oecd.org/chart/5Cnr" target="_blank">OECD Chart: Urban population by city size, Metropolitan areas, Percentage, Annual, 2014</a>

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