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Table 5: Overview of Targets of SDG 11

Specific targets Means of implementation
1. Adequate housing 5. Reduction of disasters’ a. Urban policies
victims

2. Public transport access 6. Reduce city pollution b. Disaster risk strategies

3. Sustainable urbanization 7. Safe public space c. Multilevel support of LDC
4. Heritage protection

Sourcej: UN (2022b), Global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
More than half of the world population lives in cities (whereas 1 billion people lives in slums). It is
estimated that by 2050 more than 70% will do so. This rapid increase in urban population can be
welcomed if it is well-managed and planned, and the pandemic has exposed deep inequalities
between cities in developed and least developed countries (LDCs). Major issues are municipal

solid waste problems, and air pollution.
● Case studies and examples of good practice

• Country: Switzerland Level: Local SDG Addressed: SDG 11 -Sustainable Cities and
Communities. (n.d.) https://standards4sdgs.unece.org/sites/default/files/2020-
01/SDG%2011%20-%20Switzerland.pdf
• Ribó, J. (2021, December 1). Why València is a leader in Smart City Kpis. ITU Hub.
https://www.itu.int/hub/2021/05/why-valencia-is-a-leader-in-smart-city-kpis/

• UNHABITAT. (2022). The Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and
Human Settlements. https://eotoolkit.unhabitat.org/

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