SDG #11 is to “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”
Within SDG #11 are 10 targets, of which we here focus on Target 11.3:
By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
Target 11.3 has two indicators:
Indicator 11.3.1: Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate
Indicator 11.3.2: Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operates regularly and democratically
As population’s grow, whether due to births or migration patterns, cities need to plan to accommodate these extra souls.
Although the UN has defined indicators for this target, countries have not collected enough data for UN Habitat to measure. Only a half-dozen countries have supplied data, and in each case, for only one city within their borders as of 2024.