Thinking Beyond Sectors for Sustainable Development

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Urbanisation and urban poverty reduction in low-and middle-income countries 19Human health 29 Population growth 37Agriculture and food 45Education, information, and knowledge 51Governance and institutions 63 Part II: Thinking Beyond Sectors 77Governing Sustainable Development Goals: interactions, infrastructures, and institutions 79 AcknowledgementsThis project was only possible due to the commitment of the large, multidisciplinary group of academics and researchers across the Bloomsbury Colleges at the University of London. In addition to the team that has collaborated to produce this volume, we would like to thank all the contributors to the project over its 18-month lifespan, whose ideas have helped to shape our response to developments in the international post-2015 agenda, and shaped a new space for interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration. We are very thankful to University College London Grand Challenges for supporting this project and particularly to Helen Hopkins, Sarah Chaytor, and Kate Hoyland for their invaluable inputs and endless patience. We are also very grateful to Sam Mardell and Anna Marry at the London International Development Centre for their constant support and assistance through every stage of the project. Contributing institutions StatementAs we move from the era of the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals it is important to consider how development agendas are set, the progress that has been made over the past 15 years, and how current debates are shaping global development efforts for the next 15 years.This book was produced as part of a University College London-London International Development Centre research collaboration entitled Thinking Beyond Sectors for Sustainable Development. The aim of the book is to provide a concise introduction to debates in a number of vital development sectors, review progress made in each sector, and consider how looking beyond sectors might open new opportunities for inclusive, sustainable development.Each chapter in this book was produced collaboratively by academics from a wide number of disciplines. As such, it represents a truly interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral effort, of the kind that will be necessary for the successful development and implementation of future international development goals. How this book came aboutThinking Beyond Sectors for Sustainable Development began in spring 2013 when a group of London-based academics gathered to discuss the emerging discourse around the Sustainable Development Goals. The group comprised researchers from a wide range of disciplines across six London colleges: University College London and the group of Bloomsbury Colleges which together support the London International Development Centre, comprised of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Birkbeck College, School of Oriental and African Studies, Royal Veterinary College, and the Institute of Education (now the University College London Institute of Education).Many of the researchers had been involved ...

Performance Auditing to Assess the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia

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