Local Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Europe

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ID22017973
AutoresLena Partzsch (0000-0002-9505-2924, Freie Universität Berlin, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen10
Fecha de publicación2025-09-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Planning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635
EditorialCogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.17645/up.9873
OpenAlexW4414090005
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas12

While some scholars see the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an example of environmentally friendly development approaches that reconnect development with biospheric preconditions, others argue that they mask ongoing contestation. This article begins with a multi‐level governance perspective on the “green goals” of the 2030 Agenda and the importance of local action for their implementation. The focus is on Europe, where municipal sustainability governance was found to be concentrated and where the environment is most likely prioritized. Against this backdrop, I analyze which policy measures the European Union, nation states, regions, and municipalities in Europe name in the reviews submitted to the UN High‐Level Political Forum to achieve environmental targets. I show that although the environment is not a priority of SDG implementation at any policy level, municipalities are occasionally leading the way in environmental action both horizontally, with site‐specific measures, and vertically, with multi‐level measures

Corporate governance · Environmental governance · Politics · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance