Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable
Cities
are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social
development and much more. At their best, cities have enabled people to advance
socially and economically.However, many challenges exist to maintaining cities
in a way that continues to create jobs and prosperity while not straining land
and resources. Common urban challenges include congestion, lack of funds to
provide basic services, a shortage of adequate housing and declining
infrastructure.The challenges cities face can be overcome in ways that allow
them to continue to thrive and grow, while improving resource use and reducing
pollution and poverty. The future we want includes cities of opportunities for
all, with access to basic services, energy, housing, transportation and more.
Sustainable cities and communities
ReplyDeleteMore than half of the world’s population now live in urban areas. By 2050, that figure will have risen to 6.5 billion people – two-thirds of all humanity. Sustainable development cannot be achieved without significantly transforming the way we build and manage our urban spaces.
Facts and figures
ReplyDelete3.5 billion
3.5 billion people, half of the world’s population, live in cities. By 2050, the urban population is expected to reach 6.5 billion
3%
Cities occupy just 3 percent of the Earth’s land but account for 60 to 80 percent of energy consumption and 75 percent of carbon emissions.
828 million
Currently 828 million people live in slums, and the number is rising.
28
In 1990, there were 10 cities with 10 million inhabitants or more; by 2014, the number of “mega-cities” had reached 28.
95%
In the coming decades, 95 percent of urban expansion will take place in the developing world.
1.2 billion
1.2 billion jobs depend on a healthy and stable environment.
ReplyDeleteMaking City sustainable means creating career and business opportunities safe and affordable housing and building resilient societies and economics. it involves investment in public transport creating green public spaces and improving urban planning and management in participatory and inclusive ways.
Cities are engines for sustainable development. It is where ideas, commerce, culture, science, and productivity thrives. Urban spaces offer opportunities for people to prosper economically and socially, but this is only possible in prosperous cities that can accommodate people in decent jobs and where land resources are not overwhelmed by growth.
ReplyDeleteUnplanned urban sprawl, as cities spill beyond their formal boundaries, can be detrimental to national developmental planning and to the global goals for sustainable development. Our urban areas are also emitters of greenhouse gases and contribute to climate change. Half of the global urban population breathes air that is 2.5 times more polluted than standards deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization.
ReplyDeleteThese challenges to urban spaces can be overcome by improving resource use and focusing on reducing pollution and poverty. The future we want includes cities that offer opportunities for all, and which provide access to basic services, energy, housing, transportation and more.
ReplyDeleteCities can either dissipate energy or optimise efficiency by reducing energy consumption and adopting green energy systems. For instance, Rizhao, China has become a solar-powered city; in its central districts, 99% of households already use solar water heaters.
ReplyDeleteIndia and Goal 11
ReplyDeleteIndia is urbanising rapidly. Between 2001 and 2011, the country’s urban population had increased by 91 million. India is projected to add 416 million urban dwellers between 2018 and 2050.
By 2030, India is expected to be home to six mega-cities with populations above 10 million. 68% of the country’s total population live in rural areas, while 17% of the country’s urban population live in slums.
ReplyDeleteThe Government of India’s Smart Cities Mission, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT) are working to address the challenge of improving urban spaces. The prime minister’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana aims to achieve housing for all by 2022.
ReplyDeleteThe following are the targets for this SDG:-
ReplyDelete•By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums.
•By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention given to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons.
ReplyDelete•By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanisation and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.
ReplyDelete•Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage.
ReplyDelete•By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations.
By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management.
ReplyDeleteSupport positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning.
ReplyDeleteBy 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities.
ReplyDeleteBy 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels.
ReplyDeleteSupport least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilising local materials.
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