{"id":11454,"date":"2018-06-17T14:28:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T14:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/news\/fourth-guangzhou-international-award-for-urban-innovation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:00:55","slug":"fourth-guangzhou-international-award-for-urban-innovation","status":"publish","type":"edc_news","link":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/en\/news\/fourth-guangzhou-international-award-for-urban-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of the Guangzhou Award is to recognize innovation in improving social, economic and environmental sustainability in cities and regions and, in so doing, to advance the prosperity and quality of life of their citizens.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Award for Urban Innovation is co-sponsored by the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the World Association of the Major Metropolises (Metropolis) and the City of Guangzhou.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call is open to all cities and regions worldwide, Each of the five winning cities will be granted $ 20,000 cash prize, a trophy and a commemorative certificate.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cities and local authorities are encouraged to submit up to three initiatives related to\u00a0the principles and\u00a0commitments of the New Urban Agenda and\/or to\u00a0Goal 11 of the Sustainable Development Goals:\u00a0make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,\u00a0resilient and sustainable.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guangzhouaward.org\/en\/pdf\/TheGuangzhouAwardbrochureEnglish.pdf\">here.<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metropolis.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=60d8e230c450ca0137e6745c3&amp;id=ac2f388014&amp;e=8a1e8ded6b\">Rules and procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metropolis.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=60d8e230c450ca0137e6745c3&amp;id=06c2dbdaf2&amp;e=8a1e8ded6b\">Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/apply.guangzhouaward.org\/site\/login?utm_source=Metropolis+Newsletter-+all+contacts+ESP&amp;utm_campaign=c523c980af-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_20_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_d3947655b2-c523c980af-130865897\">Registration<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"featured_media":11455,"template":"","edc_news_cat":[796],"edc_news_tag":[],"edc_minisite":[],"class_list":["post-11454","edc_news","type-edc_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","edc_news_cat-out-category"],"acf":{"edcities_scope":["global"],"edcities_related_city":[],"edcities_related_network":[],"edcities_related_minisite":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fourth Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation - Edcities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/en\/news\/fourth-guangzhou-international-award-for-urban-innovation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fourth Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation - Edcities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The aim of the Guangzhou Award is to recognize innovation in improving social, economic and environmental sustainability in cities and regions and, in so doing, to advance the prosperity and quality of life of their citizens. 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