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Can Differing Opinions Hinder Partnerships for the Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals? Evidence from Marginalized Urban Areas in Andalusia

Authors

SIANES CASTAÑO, ANTONIO, VELA JIMÉNEZ, MARÍA ROCÍO

External publication

No

Means

Sustainability

Scope

Article

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

JCR Impact

3.251

SJR Impact

0.612

Publication date

01/07/2020

ISI

000555961500001

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-85095596424

Abstract

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were set up under the idea that no one-and no place-be left behind. Today, the tendency for population growth concentrates in cities, causing social segregation and the proliferation of marginalized urban areas. In this global context, SDG 11, which addresses the urban dimension of the 2030 Agenda, is becoming crucial. To achieve inclusive and sustainable development, especially in disadvantaged urban areas, collaborative partnerships have been suggested as essential to building habitable spaces where life is worth living. However, the literature reveals how the commitment to multistakeholder partnerships depends on many factors, such as the perceptions the participants have about their reality and the problems they face. In this study, we rely on the information collected from 118 surveys conducted among the leaders of private, public, and civil society organizations already collaborating in six disadvantaged neighborhoods in Andalusia. The results show how and where their perceptions about their own neighborhoods differ and the intersectional reasons behind these differing opinions. This is a critical starting point to elucidate how to enable and sustain local collective actions to start the process of fighting for human dignity.

Keywords

2030 Agenda; Sustainable Development Goals; SDG 11; urban development; partnerships; local collective action; social segregation; marginalized urban areas; perception survey