Impact-based project ideas for sustainable cities

Climate change combined with increasing urbanisation has made cities undergo significant transformations, becoming the main actors in mitigating their effects. Evidence-based methodologies, smart and sustainable urban development planning strategies, and potential for developing synergies are recognised as key aspects to tackling these challenges. The Morgenstadt Global Initiative (MGI) targets accelerating urban transformation through conducting City Labs in model cities in India, Peru, and Mexico. Based on an extended urban analysis, a sustainability profile and a strategic roadmap with innovative measures and project ideas are developed for each city, prioritising and implementing one within the MGI framework. This research analyses the design process of a digital planning tool as a pilot project in Piura, Peru which involves a methodology based on potential outcomes, impacts and benefits contributing to the values defined in the city's vision. Furthermore, the relevance of performance indicators and monitoring plans ensuring urban transformation on a large scale is analysed and discussed.