Developing and testing the Urban Sustainable Development Goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study

• Published in: Environment and urbanization Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 49 - 63
• Main Authors: Simon, David, Arfvidsson, Helen, Anand, Geetika, Bazaz, Amir, Fenna, Gill, Foster, Kevin, Jain, Garima, Hansson, Stina, Evans, Louise Marix, Moodley, Nishendra, Nyambuga, Charles, Oloko, Michael, Ombara, Doris Chandi, Patel, Zarina, Perry, Beth, Primo, Natasha, Revi, Aromar, Van Niekerk, Brendon, Wharton, Alex, Wright, Carol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2016; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Cities; Greater Manchester; Human; Indicators; Objectives; Pilot projects; Pilots; SDG; Social Sciences Interdisciplinary; Sustainable development; Towns; Tvärvetenskapliga studier; United Nations; Urban areas; Urban development; Urbanization; South Africa; Sweden; United Kingdom > UK; Kenya; India; Kenya, Nyanza, Kisumu; ANE, Sweden; PSW, South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town; Kisumu; Greater Manchester; Cape Town; Urban Sustainable Development Goal; indicators; Gothenburg; targets; Bangalore

The campaign for the inclusion of a specifically urban goal within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was challenging. Numerous divergent interests were involved, while urban areas worldwide are also extremely heterogeneous. It was essential to minimize the number of targets an...