Module 4 — City Performance Indicators and Methods of Assessment
Lesson 7 of 13Examples from Global Cities

atlas map of the world, with signposts highlighting locations for Boston, Buenos Aires, and Taipei
Examples from Boston, Buenos Aires and Taipei

Following a standardized methodology to collect and report on 100 service performance and quality of life indicators in cities, data on a number of cities are available on the Open Data Portal of the World Council on City Data (WCCD)

http://open.dataforcities.org/

The following examples from global cities have been sourced from WCCD’s data portal and include: Boston, Buenos Aires and Taipei. Make sure to go through all three examples by clicking through the tabs. 

  • Boston

    • Environmental indicators in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

    • 8.1 Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration (core): 6.7 µg/m3 (2015)
    • 8.2 Particulate matter (PM10) concentration (core): 12.7 µg/m3 (2015)
    • 8.3 Greenhouse gas emissions measured in tonnes per capita (core): 9.61 t/capital (2014)
    • 8.4 NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) concentration (supporting): 30.48 µg/m3 (2015)
    • 8.5 SO2 (sulphur dioxide) concentration (supporting): 1.74 µg/m3 (2015)
    • 8.6 O3 (ozone) concentration (supporting): 43.61 µg/m3 (2015)
    • 8.7 Noise pollution (supporting): 14.31% (2014)
    • 8.8 Percentage change in number of native species (supporting): 0% (2016)
    environmental indicators for Boston from 2016
    Environmental indicators for the city of Boston (2016).
  • Buenos Aires

    • Solid waste indicators in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    • 16.1 Percentage of city population with regular solid waste collection (residential) (core): 98% (2006)
    • 16.2 Total collected municipal solid waste per capita (core): 0.52 t/capita (2010)
    • 16.3 Percentage of the city’s solid waste that is recycled (core): 4.9% (2010)
    • 16.4 Percentage of the city’s solid waste that is disposed of in a sanitary landfill (supporting): 94.99% (2010)
    • 16.5 Percentage of the city’s solid waste that is disposed of in an incinerator (supporting): 0% (2014)
    • 16.6 Percentage of the city’s solid waste that is burned openly (supporting): 0% (2014)
    • 16.7 Percentage of the city’s solid waste that is disposed of in an open dump (supporting): 0% (2014)
    • 16.8 Percentage of the city’s solid waste that is disposed of by other means (supporting): 5% (2014)
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    Solid waste indicators for the city of Buenos Aires (2015).
  • Taipei

    • Water and sanitation indicators in Taipei, Taiwan.

    • 21.1 Percentage of city population with potable water supply service (core): 99.76% (2016)
    • 21.2 Percentage of city population with sustainable access to an improved water source (core): 99.99% (2016)
    • 21.3 Percentage of population with access to improved sanitation (core): 100% (2015)
    • 21.4 Total domestic water consumption per capita (litres/day) (core): 200 L/d/capita (2016)
    • 21.5 Total water consumption per capita (litres/day) (supporting): 335 L/d/capita
    • 21.6 Average annual hours of water service interruptions per household (supporting): 6.3 hrs/yr/household (2016)
    • 21.7 Percentage of water loss (unaccounted for water) (supporting): 14.95% (2016)
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    Water and sanitation indicators for the city of Taipei (2017).