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.
Accelerating achievement of the sustainable development goals
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
Sustaining Peace in Cities
The power of location for environmental monitoring and decision making
Consumer Myopia, Imperfect Competition and the Energy Efficiency Gap: Evidence from the UK Refrigerator Market
Gangs and Suburbs: What Impact on the French Elections?
Why the ICRC should think twice about its work on urban violence
Battery supply chains from South America to Europe and beyond: Issues of governance, sustainability and justice
International Organisations and Cities: An Accelerating relationship Reshaping Both?
Geneva Energy Conversations – Putting the genie back: Two degrees will be harder than we think
How Not to Waste a Garbage Crisis: Food Consumption, Solid Waste Management and Civic Activism in Bangalore/Bengaluru, India
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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.