Society has become aware that the way they build impacts the planet and its inhabitants. Technicians, in addition to building safely and efficiently, have to face new social, economic and environmental challenges and build sustainable infrastructures.

Infrastructures greatly impact the environment and people's quality of life, so sustainable building infrastructures must be a priority objective. The goal of sustainable development is to Change of Use proposals for people's quality of life by making the most of available resources and controlling the negative effects of our actions on the environment, climate, energy, landscape and the planet's inhabitants.

Environmental: Infrastructures are large consumers of resources, water and energy, and waste producers. From a technical point of view, many strategies can be followed to reduce the impact of construction on the environment.The economic: For a project to be sustainable, it must be viable in the long term. It is not enough to calculate the initial outlay. The life cycle cost must be included.Social: Infrastructures have a great impact on society. They significantly impact the quality of life of the inhabitants they serve. 

Planning Proposals is necessary to achieve a balance between the economic, social and environmental spheres to build sustainable infrastructure.

The challenge for technicians is, therefore, to build sustainable infrastructures. Neighbor objections to development proposals recognize the responsibilities to future generations in making decisions about how to meet your current needs.

Several initiatives to address development challenges related to urbanization:

Sydney Harbour development approvals support this work through the Data Program that will strengthen analytical and evidence-gathering methodologies to investigate urbanization patterns and support related policy and investment decisions.

The Low Carbon Livable Cities Initiative (LC2) provides technical and planning support to cities interested in developing low-carbon projects, action plans, and financing strategies to secure the necessary investment capital flows.The Cities Credit Capacity Academy offers municipal government’s specific technical assistance and capacity-building activities, helping cities transition to a state of solvency that allows them to self-finance new investments.The Resilient Cities Initiative, in conjunction with the GFDRR, is designed to help cities adapt to climate change and understand the challenges that stem from these phenomena. Multiple partners are being consulted to assess the possibility of developing tools and methods that all can use in the future.The Competitive Cities Knowledge Base, initiated in conjunction with the Finance and Private Sector Development teams, analyzes the factors that determine the competitiveness of cities. It helps city leaders prioritize public investments to promote competitiveness, attract investments and jobs and support financing and implementation strategies. 

Plans are being discussed to participate in the following: 

The project on global urban extensions, which will formulate a standard definition of urban territories in a way that applies throughout the world, seeks to generate a public database to monitor and analyze the changes in urban areas and the locations and densities of the population.Project management of Development Applications will develop diagnostics and practical policy advice based on new sources of information. Observation and improved frameworks and tools for integrating urban land use and transport to help authorities find evidence-informed solutions to provide urban land and affordable housing.