ShanghaiManua—2022 Annual Report A Guide for Sustainable UrbanDevelopment in the 21st Century

 In our increasingly urbanized world, delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is now more critical than  ever, yet cities are today faced with new emerging challenges and uncertainties that threaten their systems and  communities. Issues such as growing inequalities, climate change, rising pollution and declining biodiversity, natural  disasters, conflict and violence, exclusion and migration, as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have sought  cities to rethink their fundamental systems and modalities. Intrinsically linked to the SDGs, cities are key to realizing  the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the local level whereby smart, innovative and bold urban action will  be pivotal to fully realize their potential as facilitators of sustainable development. With a central theme of Localizing  the Sustainable Development Goals, the Shanghai Manual: A Guide for Sustainable Urban Development in the 21st  Century 2022 Annual Report reflects upon the existing challenges faced by cities globally, the opportunities they are  afforded and the experiences they have gained in the process of sustainable urbanization over the last fi ve years.  Accordingly, 21 cutting-edge case studies from different parts of the world are presented across these dimensions:  society, economy, environment, etc. - presenting 19 transferable policy suggestions for urban practitioners globally to  help cities unlock SDG values.









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