城市每天都在变化，但是随着城市化的加速，渐进的变化不足以使城市踏入可持续性，公平和繁荣。在许多地方，我们需要转型。从我们在世界各地的工作，我们知道重大，积极的持久变化是可能的。但是，这些努力经常因其成就而闻名。

The WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities is the premier global award celebrating and spotlighting transformative urban change. The Prize for Cities seeks to inspire urban change-makers by elevating trailblazing initiatives and telling impactful stories of sustainable urban transformation.

Businesses, NGOs, community groups, local governments and collaborations of all types of organizations and individuals from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors are welcome to apply.

Explore Submissions to the 2020-2021 Prize for Cities

One grand prize winner receives a cash prize of $250,000. Four runners-up receive $25,000 each.

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2020-2021 grand prize winner Sustainable Food Production for a Resilient Rosario distinguished itself based on the theme of inclusive cities for a changing climate through its holistic approach to urban agriculture.

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The grand prize winner is selected by an independent jury of leading urban visionaries and practitioners from a shortlist of finalists. This shortlist is the result of a multi-round evaluation in which submissions are assessed according to set criteria and a rating scale by WRI’s evaluation team.

Each received submission goes through an initial screening process that assesses completeness and whether the submission meets basic criteria for consideration. Responsive submissions are passed on to an evaluation team of WRI’s global experts. Evaluators apply criteria and a rating scale according to evidence of big ideas, deep impact, and ripple effects that extend to the entire city and beyond. Evaluators also apply a qualitative lens to assess submissions based on their responsiveness to the cycle’s theme. The methodology was developed specifically for the Prize for Cities.

五名决赛选手are selected based on a deep understanding of the transformative impact of the initiatives and teams behind the submissions. In the months following the finalist selection, WRI evaluators speak to project teams, partners, residents, businesses and other organizations and experts to validate the transformation on the ground.

Our independentjuryof leaders in architecture, community empowerment, development, finance, mobility and real estate select one of the finalists to be elevated as the grand prize winner. Rooted in our desire to inspire change and connect with the world we live in, we ask them to consider which of the finalists resonates most with them, as a symbol of transformative possibility right now.