ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book provides interdisciplinary analysis and multi-sectoral expertise on the interconnection between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), geospatial information, and urban and rural resilience. It examines how geospatial information will support and inform inclusive and even urbanization, resilient development, and the SDGs. The book presents roadmaps for a more holistic approach to integrating geospatial information and technologies in the implementation of the SDGs. It provides a context and background to the SDGs connectivity dilemma, with a high level description of what SDGs mean and the impacts of spatial enablement. The book addresses the marriage of opposites: strategies for public and private sectors working together in land tenure reform projects that support SDGs. It also examines how geospatial systems can support disaster resilience, risk reduction and improved mapping for better SDG connectivity and better management.
