title: ISO 37120
text: # ISO 37120
  
  ISO 37120 Sustainable development of communities -- Indicators for city services and quality of life establishes and defines the methodologies for a set of indicators to measure and steer the performance of city services and quality of life.
  
  ## History
  
  The standard was developed by ISO/TC 268, which started work in the year 2012. The first edition of ISO 37120 was published in May 2014. Currently, the Toronto-based World Council on City Data is working globally to certify cities under ISO 37120.
  
  ## Main requirements of the standard
  
  The ISO 37120:2018 adopts the structure in the following breakdown:
  
  * 1 Scope
  * 2 Normative references
  * 3 Terms and definitions
  * 4 City indicators
  * 5 Economy
  * 6 Education
  * 7 Energy
  * 8 Environment and Climate change
  * 9 Finance
  * 10 Governance
  * 11 Health
  * 12 Housing
  * 13 Population and Social conditions
  * 14 Recreation
  * 15 Safety
  * 16 Solid waste
  * 17 Sports and Culture
  * 18 Telecommunication
  * 19 Transport
  * 20 Urban/local agriculture and Food security
  * 21 Urban planning
  * 22 Wastewater
  * 23 Water
  * 24 Reporting and record maintenance
  
  ## Edition
  
  | Year | Description |
  | - | - |
  | 2014 | ISO 37120 (First Edition) |
  | 2018 | ISO 37120 (Second Edition) |
  