ABSTRACT
The Open Access version of this book, available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429290626, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Large-scale migration from rural to urban areas, and between countries, affects sustainable development at local, national, and regional levels. To strengthen urban and rural resilience to global challenges, Sustainable Development Goals Connectivity Dilemma: Land and Geospatial Information for Urban and Rural Resilience, brings together leading international geospatial experts to analyze the role of land and geospatial data infrastructures and services for achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda have been longstanding aspirations worldwide, the complexity and connectivity between social, economic, environmental, and governance challenges are changing with large-scale urbanization and population growth. Structured in 5 parts, the themes and objectives of the book are in line with the critical challenges, gaps, and opportunities raised at all UN-GGIM events and UN-GGIM Academic Network forums. Through the different perspectives of scholars, industry actors, and policy-makers, this book provides interdisciplinary analysis and multisectoral expertise on the interconnection between the SDGs, geospatial information, and urban and rural resilience.
Sustainable Development Goals Connectivity Dilemma: Land and Geospatial Information for Urban and Rural Resilience is an essential reference for researchers, industry professionals, and postgraduate students in fields such as geomatics, land administration, urban planning, GIS, and sustainable development. It will also prove a vital resource for environmental protection specialists, government practitioners, UN-GGIM delegates, and geospatial and land administration agencies.
Features:
- Introduces a holistic and new approach to sustainable development
- Brings together social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability
- Highlights the significance and the role of geospatial information in sustainable development
- Examines urban and rural interdependencies in the context of strengthening resilience
- Written by experts with diverse academic and professional backgrounds who examine connectivity and develop strategic pathways
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|1 pages
Setting the Scene
chapter 4|13 pages
Spatially Enabling the SDGs: The Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of Spatial Enablement
part II|1 pages
Enhancing SDGs Connectivity and Disaster Resilience
chapter 6|16 pages
Geospatial Information Technologies in Support of Disaster Risk Reduction, Mitigation and Resilience: Challenges and Recommendations
part III|1 pages
Supporting SDGs: Legal, Policies and Institutional Components and Capacity Building
chapter 9|21 pages
Developing a Framework for National Institutional Arrangements in Geospatial Information Management
chapter 12|13 pages
Spatial Enablement to Facilitate the New Urban Agenda Commitments for Sustainable Development
part IV|1 pages
Enabling Tools and Technical Components
chapter 15|13 pages
Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure: Critical SDI for Measuring and Monitoring The National and Local Progress of SDGs
part V|1 pages
SDGs Perspectives: Current Practices and Case Studies