SDG 11: HUMANE CITIES: All Inclusive Humane Purpose Cities and Achieving SDG and Going to Moon, Mars and Beyond
What does SDG11 Talks about? YouTube URL: https://youtu.be/1_A3IBdHFBU
• SDG11 talks about, “HUMANE CITIES!”
• Cities must be All Inclusive, means poorest to the richest can live there
• Cities must be Safe, means cleaning and other measures should be on the mark to avoid diseases, mosquitos, etc.
• Cities must be Resilient, means they must be all weather proof, and
• Cities must be Sustainable, means they must not be temporary shelter, but must last longer having futuristic requirements take care in advanced, to some extent.
Impact of Pandemic on the SDG11: Reference: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal11
Problems Aggravated or Created by Pandemic:
• Almost, 1.2 Billion i.e. More than 1/8th of the global population, live in slums, and Pandemic has devastated their whole life. They can’t move, they can’t stay at their place, they can earn, their kids can’t study, and government official made lockdown compulsory.
• Proximity of neighbours could not keep the 1- or 2-meters social distancing, which made the living, a hell for slum dwellers.
Almost 80% of the slum dwellers live in:
• Eastern and South Eastern Asia, 370+ million
• Sub Saharan Africa, 238+ million, and
• Central and Southern Asia, 226+ million.
Kids keep asking this,“135+ countries have Right To Education but nowhere 100% literacy is there? Why?” Similarly, “156 countries have National Urban Policies (NUP) but most of them are on the papers only, does it mean, that the Leaders Who Planned the SDG are Not Serious on it? Why?”
• The Average Global Share of Urban Area Allocated to Streets and Open Public Spaces is 30% but we could achieve 16% only. Surprised? How can any city get the best city award then? Again kids question.
• Only almost 50% of the global population have the convenient access to the Public transport of any kind. Ex. 500 meters walking distance for the Bus transport and 1 kilometer walking for the Ferry or Train Transport. So all slum dwellers will be left behind, in case access to affordable and sustainable transport are not improved, they’ll be spending more on transportation and so they will not be able to come up from extreme poverty.
• Pandemic stalled many Public Transport Projects, so this SDG11 needs a course correction.
• Thanks to city of Paris which has planned to become a 10 minutes city in coming 2 decades. Hope other cities will have still better plans and actions.
What are Targets and Indicators of the SDG11?
Target 11.1: Ensuring Safe, Affordable Housing for all and upgradation of slums, so as to have all basic minimum facilities
Indicator 11.1.1:
• Proportion of Population living in slums,
• Proportion of Population living in informal settlements and
• Proportion of Population living in inadequate housing.
• Or / and All above together
Target 11.2:
• Providing Safe, Affordable, Accessible, and Sustainable Transport System for all,
• Improving Road Safety,
• Expanding Public Transport,
• Special Attention be given to the needs of:
• Women
• Children
• Older people
• Persons with disabilities,
• Others in any Vulnerable situations
Indicator 11.2.1: Proportion of Public having convenient access to Public Transport:
• By Gender
• By Age
• Persons with Disabilities
Target 11.3: Going for Sustainable Urbanisation with inclusive approach in all the countries
Indicator 11.3.1: Simple Ratio of:
• Land Consumption Rate / Population Growth
Indicator 11.3.2: Proportion of Number of Cities having Direct democratic civil society participation in urban planning and management
Target 11.4: Protection of world’s cultural and natural heritage
Indicator 11.4.1: Total Per Capita Expenditure on Preservation, Protection, Conservation OF Cultural, Natural Heritage by:
• Source of Funding:
• May it be Public
• May it private
• Type of Heritage:
• May it be Cultural
• May it be Natural
• Level of Government:
• National
• Regional
• Local / Municipal
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Thanks, and Regards.
Dr. Ashish Manohar, Soulution Master, India
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