Track: Undergraduate Student Paper Competition

Abstract

Sustainability has become a phenomenon appreciated globally in debates, policies, and legislations, with varying goals being set towards the attainment of sustainability. The implementation of SDGs at local level can lead to better lives for all people in both rural and urban communities. Globally, there has been several interventions and efforts to implement the SDGs albeit with varying intensity and support. The strategies and approaches to appropriate and effective adoption and implementation of SDGs, particularly in cities of the developing world, have not been well documented. Consequently, this paper examines the strategies and approaches of implementing SDG-11 towards the attainment of urban sustainability in the city of Ekurhuleni. The paper bestows the escapade of the approaches and strategies for the implementation of SDG-11, though data which was collected by means of interviews with officials and relevant stakeholders in the City of Ekurhuleni and through observations. The results of the study divulge that the City of Ekurhuleni has sufficient policies, legislative frameworks, and strategies to implement SDG-11. The paper concludes by providing proposed recommendations to inform the effective implementation of SDG-11 for the attainment of urban sustainability in the City of Ekurhuleni.

Keywords
Urban Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SDG Goal-11, Global South, City of Ekurhuleni