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.
Decongesting African Cities: Rural and Urban Development Must Go Together
‘Replacing GDP by 2030’
Consumer Myopia, Imperfect Competition and the Energy Efficiency Gap: Evidence from the UK Refrigerator Market
Cities, Conflict, and Development
The health workforce: a good investment
Environmental governance and justice through an ethnographic lens
Democratizing urban local government
REPLACING GDP BY 2030: Towards a common language for the well-being and sustainability community
Garbage Is Good to Think With: The Interplay of Civic Activism and Judicial Intervention in Shaping Bangalore’s Solid Waste Management Policies
Understanding the Tipping Point of Urban Conflicts: Violence, Cities, and Poverty Reduction in the Developing World
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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.