The SoG contributes to inter-governmental processes on key local, national, and global issues and embeds spatial justice considerations in national, state, and local conversations.
This work has focused on:
Embedding spatial justice considerations in regional and local plans and policies.
Contributions to the framing and negotiation of the United Nations SDGs, New Urban Agenda (Habitat III), Paris Climate Agreement, and Sendai Framework.
Featured Projects
Campaign for a standalone goal for sustainable cities (SDG 11) (2014-2015)IIHS supported the development of an Urban Sustainable Development Goal (Goal 11), which was incorporated into the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Thematic Group on Sustainable Cities, and hosted a Thematic Group meeting at its Sadashivanagar Campus in Bengaluru. The project was supported by the UN SDSN.
PEAK Urban: Spatial Inequalities in Bengaluru (2018-2022)This research stream of the PEAK Urban project developed a method for statistically downscaling ward-level Census data; understanding spatial variability and inequality in domestic piped water supply; the extent of groundwater dependence at a neighbourhood level in Bengaluru and its impact on public health; and land markets and neighbourhoods exposed to disaster risks. It was conducted in partnership with universities in UK, China, Colombia and South Africa, and funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)–Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
Technical assistance in evaluation of proposals submitted by consultants for the preparation of the revised master plan of Bengaluru 2031 (2013)IIHS was tasked with conducting a technical evaluation of proposals submitted to the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for the preparation of the Revised Master Plan 2031. IIHS assisted BDA by evaluating three proposals based on the criteria outlined in the Request for Proposal (RfP).
Testing targets and indicators for SDG 11 (2014)As part of the Campaign for a Standalone Goal for Sustainable Cities (SDG 11), interdisciplinary teams from five cities came together to test the UN indicators for Goal 11 for their respective case sites. The findings were presented in a conference in Gothenburg with partners from the Campaign in early June 2014. The work also aimed to contribute to the Habitat III preparatory process of developing the New Urban Agenda for the summit in Quito, 2016. The project was supported by Chalmers University.
Urban India Policy Support Partnership (2012-2014)This partnership between IIHS and the Rockefeller Foundation explored under-analysed cross-sectoral themes and areas for potential policy and programme interventions to support urban transformation in India. The project addressed policy concerns across growth, equity, resilience and transformative development, especially in the Global South.
Report to the XV Finance Commission: The Potential of Urbanisation to Accelerate Post-COVID Economic Recovery (2020-2021)This report, prepared for the XV Finance Commission, addressed the potential of new greenfield towns and cities to aid post-COVID-19 economic recovery and defined strategic measures and priorities at national, state, and regional levels to accelerate urbanisation, to promote a post-COVID-19 economic recovery, including a financial envelope for investments over 2021–31. The recommendations focused on strategic investments to reduce inequality between and within states and strengthen regional linkages.
Policy and regulatory reform following from 25 years of the 74th AmendmentIIHS supported the Government of India in reviewing and advancing policy and regulatory reform on the 25th anniversary of the 74th Constitutional Amendment, which established constitutional status for urban local bodies. IIHS contributed research, analysis, and recommendations to strengthen urban governance and deepen decentralisation.
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