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Large amounts of people on a small space of land often cause pollution. Transport, electricity and other forms of energy cause the most pollution.

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Economy plays a significant role in cities and generate 80% of the global GDP.

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Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg that is led by a mayor of the greenparty. They experiment with a sutainable district called Vauban, it is fully planned in advance as it is build on an abandoned militarybase.
It is habitated since 2001.

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Germany is ecocity-pioneer. Nowhere else more projects that aim to be ecofriendly exist than in Germany.

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90% of urbanization will be in the 3rd world.

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Cities only cover 3% of earth's landmass and make up 55% of the population.
They still consume about 80% of the world's energyproduction.

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About 1 Billion people live in slums, most without fresh water, electricity or necessary infrastructure like schools and clinics.

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55% (4.2 Billion) people live in cities and the figure rises. In 2050 scientist estimated that 6.5 Billion humans will live in cities.

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by 1990 there were 10 cities with 10 million people and was expected to rise to 33 mega cities in 2018! It is to be expected that 9 out of 10 mega cities will be in 3rd world.

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With these known facts we can utilize ten targets to encourage taking action to make cities and communites sustainable.

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Target 1:  Safe and affordable housing
We need to ensure access to satisfactory, safe and affordable housing and basic services for all by 2030. In addition the standard of the slums needs to raised.
Target 2: Sustrainable transport systems
Providing access to safe, accessible and sustainable tranport systems to all citizens and improving road safety by significantly expanding public transport. By paying close attention to the needs of people with disablities, women, children and older people.
Target 3: Urbanization
Enhancement of urbanization and increasing the capacity of parcipants involved in urbanization with an integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.
Target 4: Protection of culture and heritage
Strengthen efforts of safeguarding cultural and natural heritage.
Target 5: Reduce natural disasters
Significantly reducing the number of deaths and people affected by circumstances beyond one's control furthermore decreasing direct economic losses relative to the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) caused by disasters. And focusing on the poor and those in dire situations.
Target 6: Reduce environmental impact
By paying attention to air quality and waste management. We can reduce the environmental impact of cities.
Target 7: Green and public places
Public and green places should universally accessible in particular for women, children, older people and people with disabilities.
Target 8: Development planning
Supporting positive economical, social and environmental urban, rural and peripheral and thus creating strong national and regional development planning.
Target 9: Policies and disaster risk reduction
By helping cities adopt and implement policies and plans for inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters and keep in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels.
Target 10: Least developed countries
By supporting least developed countries through financial and technological assistance by using local materials.

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The general use of sustainable means that something is long lasting and in terms of environment it means that we use methods to prevent damage to the environment.