
Multiple professors, researchers and students work on SDG 11 at the Graduate Institute. Their work includes academic and policy-oriented publications, events and research projects. We also offer Executive Master degrees in Environmental Governance, and Development Policies and Practices, and an academic Master degree in Development Studies.


The Impact of COVID-19 on Cities

Sustaining Peace in Cities

Geneva Energy Conversations – Putting the genie back: Two degrees will be harder than we think

Villes sous tension ?

International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm

The health workforce: a good investment

Geneva Energy Conversations: Fossil Fuels in Sustainable Energy Systems

Urban Livelihoods and Everyday Life in Pandemic Times

‘Warehouse’ or research centre?

Urban Safety and Peacebuilding: New Perspectives on Sustaining Peace in the City

Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections
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Goal 11 aims to improve urban planning and management which is needed to make the world’s urban spaces more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform stresses that “rapid urbanization has brought enormous challenges, including growing numbers of slum dwellers, increased air pollution, inadequate basic services and infrastructure, and unplanned urban sprawl, which also make cities more vulnerable to disasters”. Read more about Goal 11.