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
Gangs and Suburbs: What Impact on the French Elections?
A green recovery plan for Israel
Action Days for the SDGs – Environment and the Future of Partnerships
City Diplomacy: an informal talk
Security and the Pandemic: Global Perspectives | Launch Event
Villes sous tension ?
‘Warehouse’ or research centre?
REPLACING GDP BY 2030: Towards a common language for the well-being and sustainability community
International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm
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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.