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

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 49-63

  Simon, David ^a,b   Arfvidsson, Helen ^a   Anand, Geetika ^c   Bazaz, Amir ^c   Fenna, Gill ^d   Foster, Kevin ^e   Jain, Garima ^c   Hansson, Stina ^a   Evans, Louise Marix ^d   Moodley, Nishendra ^e   Nyambuga, Charles ^f   Oloko, Michael ^g   Ombara, Doris Chandi ^h   Patel, Zarina ⁱ   Perry, Beth ^j   Primo, Natasha ^k   Revi, Aromar ^c   Niekerk, Brendon van ^e   Wharton, Alex ^j   Wright, Carol ^k  

^a Mistra Urban Futures   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Indian Institute for Human Settlements   (India)

^d Quantum Strategy Technology   (United Kingdom)

^e Palmer Development Group   (South Africa)

^f MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^g JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^h Kisumu City Manager   (Kenya)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^k City of Cape Town   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

Bangalore; Cape Town; Gothenburg; Greater Manchester; indicators; Kisumu; targets; Urban Sustainable Development Goal

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

BENGALURU; CAPE TOWN; ENGLAND; GOTEBORG; GREATER MANCHESTER; INDIA; KARNATAKA; KENYA; KISUMU [KENYA]; SOUTH AFRICA; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; VASTRA GOTALAND; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84964048181     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247815619865     Document Type: Article

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