Sustainable Development Goal 11

Sustainable Development Goal 11
Sustainable Development Goal 11
Mission statement	"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable"
Commercial?	No
Type of project	Non-profit
Location	Global
Founder	United Nations
Established	2015
Website	sdgs.un.org

Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11 or Global Goal 11), titled "sustainable cities and communities", is one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. The official mission of SDG 11 is to "Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable".^[1] The 17 SDGs take into account that action in one area will affect outcomes in other areas as well, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.^[2]

SDG 11 has 10 targets to be achieved, and this is being measured with 15 indicators. The seven outcome targets include safe and affordable housing, affordable and sustainable transport systems, inclusive and sustainable urbanization,^[3] protection of the world's cultural and natural heritage, reduction of the adverse effects of natural disasters, reduction of the environmental impacts of cities and to provide access to safe and inclusive green and public spaces. The three means of implementation targets^[4] include strong national and regional development planning, implementing policies for inclusion, resource efficiency, and disaster risk reduction in supporting the least developed countries in sustainable and resilient building.^[1]^[5]

3.9 billion people—half of the world's population—currently live in cities globally. It is projected that 5 billion people will live in cities by 2030.^[6] Cities across the world occupy just 3 percent of the Earth's land, yet account for 60–80 percent of energy consumption and 75 percent of carbon emissions. There are serious challenges for the viability and safety of cities to meet increased future demands.^[7]

^ ^a ^b United Nations (2017) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 6 July 2017, Work of the Statistical Commission pertaining to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/RES/71/313)
^ "What are the Sustainable Development Goals?". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ McGranahan, Gordon; Schensul, Daniel; Singh, Gayatri (2016). "Inclusive urbanization: Can the 2030 Agenda be delivered without it?". Environment & Urbanization. 28 (1): 13–34. Bibcode:2016EnUrb..28...13M. doi:10.1177/0956247815627522.
^ Bartram, Jamie; Brocklehurst, Clarissa; Bradley, David; Muller, Mike; Evans, Barbara (December 2018). "Policy review of the means of implementation targets and indicators for the sustainable development goal for water and sanitation". npj Clean Water. 1 (1): 3. Bibcode:2018npjCW...1....3B. doi:10.1038/s41545-018-0003-0. S2CID 169226066. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
^ "Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ Alvarez-Risco, Aldo; Rosen, Marc; Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Shyla; Marinova, Dora, eds. (2020). Building Sustainable Cities. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45533-0. ISBN 978-3-030-45532-3. S2CID 166562364.^{[page needed]}
^ Kaviti Musango, Josephine; Currie, Paul; Smit, Suzanne; Kovacic, Zora (December 2020). "Urban metabolism of the informal city: Probing and measuring the 'unmeasurable' to monitor Sustainable Development Goal 11 indicators". Ecological Indicators. 119: 106746. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106746. S2CID 224873830.

[:17-1] United Nations (2017) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 6 July 2017, Work of the Statistical Commission pertaining to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/RES/71/313)

[UNDP_website-2] "What are the Sustainable Development Goals?". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[3] McGranahan, Gordon; Schensul, Daniel; Singh, Gayatri (2016). "Inclusive urbanization: Can the 2030 Agenda be delivered without it?". Environment & Urbanization. 28 (1): 13–34. Bibcode:2016EnUrb..28...13M. doi:10.1177/0956247815627522.

[:222-4] Bartram, Jamie; Brocklehurst, Clarissa; Bradley, David; Muller, Mike; Evans, Barbara (December 2018). "Policy review of the means of implementation targets and indicators for the sustainable development goal for water and sanitation". npj Clean Water. 1 (1): 3. Bibcode:2018npjCW...1....3B. doi:10.1038/s41545-018-0003-0. S2CID 169226066. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

[UNDP_website_Goal_11-5] "Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[6] Alvarez-Risco, Aldo; Rosen, Marc; Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Shyla; Marinova, Dora, eds. (2020). Building Sustainable Cities. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45533-0. ISBN 978-3-030-45532-3. S2CID 166562364.^{[page needed]}

[7] Kaviti Musango, Josephine; Currie, Paul; Smit, Suzanne; Kovacic, Zora (December 2020). "Urban metabolism of the informal city: Probing and measuring the 'unmeasurable' to monitor Sustainable Development Goal 11 indicators". Ecological Indicators. 119: 106746. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106746. S2CID 224873830.

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