As countries adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the inclusion of a separate goal on urbanization (SDG 11)—to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable—was hailed as a breakthrough, establishing the significance of cities to the 2030 Agenda. [author-bio] Four years in, it is clear that cities matter beyond the … Continue reading Shaping the global agenda to maximize city leadership on the SDGs