Sustainable urbanization and policy choices for localization of the Sustainable Development Goals

研究的重点是分析机构和治理能力如何影响可持续发展目标本地化战略的选择和实施。第三财年的工作重点是分析通过访谈调查获得的关于印度城市地方机构多方利益攸关方参与的数据。我利用这些结果，再加上早先关于各国自愿国家审查的研究，制定了一份关于多方利益攸关方参与推动可持续发展目标在亚太国家本地化的政策简报。在此期间，该研究员还对印度大都市周边地区的土地利用规划进行了简要研究，以及这对实现可持续发展目标下的多项目标的工作进程有何影响。这一发现已在巴厘岛举行的第五届世界规划学校大会上公布。该研究员还参与起草了《泰国气候治理(政治生态和环境政策)的情况分析》报告。通过这项研究，提出了如何支持发展规划战略以使规划过程与可持续发展目标保持一致的理论结构。根据上述所有研究的最终结果，将推断阻碍可持续发展目标有效本地化的主要因素，重点是可持续发展目标11；并将提出通过加强体制和改进利益攸关方参与，使发展规划进程适应可持续发展目标的战略。

The research is focused on analysing how the institutions and governance capacity shape the choices and implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) localization strategies. The work done in FY3 focused on analysing the data obtained through the interview surveys on multi-stakeholder engagement by urban local bodies in India. I used the results, coupled with the earlier research on Voluntary National Reviews of various countries, to develop a policy brief on multi-stakeholder engagement for advancing the localisation of SDGs in the Asia-Pacific countries. During this period, the fellow also worked upon a brief study on the land-use planning in the peri-urban areas of the large metropolitan cities in India, and how this impacts the process of working towards attaining multiple targets under the SDGs. The findings from this were presented at the 5th World Planning School Congress, Bali. The fellow was also involved in drafting a report on ‘Situation analysis of Thailand focusing on climate governance (political ecology and environmental policy)’.Through this study, a theoretical construct was developed on how the development planning strategies can be supported to align the planning processes with SDGs. From the final results of all the forementioned studies, the main factors hindering effective SDG localization, with a focus on SDG 11, will be deduced; and strategies will be proposed to adapt development planning processes to SDG targets through institutional strengthening and improved stakeholder engagement.