About Sustainable Development
Traditionally, the links between environment and urban have not been recognised. However, more recently, global discourses have recognised the centrality of urban areas in addressing environmental concerns (climate change and local air pollution), as well as building economic development that is equitable and inclusive. There is an urgent need to integrate urban perspectives into environmental issues, and also mainstream environmental concerns in urban policy, governance and planning. Apart from cross-sectoral work, other areas include water-food-energy security, urbanisation patterns and urban growth, peri-urban and rural-urban transitions.
RS has been deeply engaged with the processes related to the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly the place-based goal for cities. Working within the premise of complex urban systems, we examine cross-linkages between the questions of equity, productivity, inclusion, safety and resilience through traditional debates on water supply and management, sanitation, governance, housing and climate change.
Sustainable Development Goals:
