Sangano reUnited Nations (UN) rakaburitsa gwaro rinoratidza kuti kugadzirwa kwemaguta mumaguta kunogona kusimudzira hupfumi nekushandisa zviwanikwa zvishoma.
Chirevo che 'City-Level Decoup-ling: Urban Resource Flows and the Governance of Infrastructure Transitions' chaisanganisira makumi matatu emakesi anoratidza mabhenefiti ekuva girinhi. Chirevo ichi chakaitwa muna 2011 neInternational Resource Panel (IRP), iyo inokokwa neUN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Zvakawanikwa zvinoratidza kuti kuisa mari muzvivakwa uye matekinoroji-anoshanda mumaguta zvinopa mukana wekusimudzira hupfumi, nemitengo yakaderera yekushatisa kwezvakatipoteredza, kudzikiswa kwehurombo, kuderera kwegreenhouse-gasi kuburitsa uye kugara zvakanaka.