SDG11, Sustainable Cities and Communities

Shyama V. Ramani is Professor at the School of Governance, United Nations University (UNU-MERIT). Her research focuses on the relationships between technology, innovation and their governance for inclusive development. Her work examines the role of technology and innovation in conjunction with actor (government, firms, citizens, public laboratories, NGOs, etc.) engagements to attain the SDGs related to gender equality, sanitation, sustainable cities and communities, education and climate change.Hiroshan Hettiarachchi is a civil engineering professor and a sustainability and circular economy scholar from Michigan, USA. He is also the former Head of Waste Management Unit at the United Nations University (UNU-FLORES) in Dresden Germany (2013– 2019). His expertise also covers sustainable waste and waste water management, integrated management of environmental resources, nexus thinking and geotechnical engineering. He is also specialised in the formulation and implementation of scientific and capacity development projects promoting sustainability.

• List of figures List of tables List of contributors Preface1 An introduction to SDG 11 and conceptual frameworks for transition management Shyama V. Ramani2 Insights for policy design to attain SDG 11: a critical review of the literature Shyama V. Ramani, Cristina García Santos, Maria Tomai and Eduardo Urias3 Mysuru: the story of a clean city in India Hiroshan Hettiarachchi and Namrata Mhaddolkar4 How Ireland reduced its active landfills: a true tale of policy-driven change Thomas P. Curran and Orna O’Sullivan5 Governance challenges of SDG 11: case studies from India, Japan and Brazil Nicholas M. Holden, Sanae Okamoto, Claudia Coutinho Nobrega, Raja Venkataramani and Julia Lessa Feitosa Virgolino6 Nudging cities towards renewable energy for sustainability: the case of IstanbulBetul Hande Gursoy Haksevenler, Yelda Erden Topal and Gokce Senoglu7 Elevating consumer engagement in a circular economy: a framework for cities to plan the process Maria Tomai8 The inverted waste pyramid as a policy tool to unite SDG 11 and SDG 12 waste management targets Nicholas M. Holden9 SDG 11: challenges and the way forward Hiroshan HettiarachchiIndex