Urban indicators standard
Introduction
ISO 37120 Sustainable development of communities - Indicators of urban services and quality of life[1] defines and establishes methodologies for a set of indicators to guide and measure the performance of city services and quality of life.
This standard was developed by the ISO/TC 268 technical committee.[2].
History
The standard was developed by ISO/TC 268, which became operational in 2012. The first edition of ISO 37120 was published in May 2014. Currently, the World Council on City Data, based in Toronto, is working globally to certify cities under ISO 37120.
Main requirements of the standard
ISO 37120:2018 has adopted the following structure:
Relations with other ISOs
ISO 37120 has relationships with the following list of norms or standards under the category of Sustainable Cities and Communities:
Software
Currently there is the Civikmind" application, which is a free and open source software solution. This allows the management of requests under the categories of the ISO 37120:2018 standard in a Smart City context. This application is not official from the International Organization for Standardization and requires interdisciplinary knowledge to be used.
Sustainable Development Goals
This standard contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
References
- [1] ↑ «ISO 37120:2018(en) Sustainable cities and communities — Indicators for city services and quality of life». iso.org. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2021.: https://www.iso.org/standard/68498.html?
- [2] ↑ «TECHNICAL COMMITTEES ISO/TC 268 Sustainable cities and communities - Sustainable development of communities». iso.org. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2021.: https://www.iso.org/standard/62436.html