The Commitment of Spanish Local Governments to Sustainable Development Goal 11 from a Multivariate Perspective

Pedro-José Martínez-Córdoba, Víctor Amor-Esteban, Bernardino Benito () and Isabel-María García-Sánchez
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Pedro-José Martínez-Córdoba: Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Víctor Amor-Esteban: Departamento de Estadística, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Isabel-María García-Sánchez: Instituto Multidisciplinar de Empresa, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: The commitment of governments to sustainable development was materialised in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and later in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the latter being a more ambitious project that positions local governments as the main agents for its implementation. With the aim of improving the sustainability of cities, this research analyses the commitment of Spanish local governments to the SDG-11, indicating possible improvements with the aim of complying with Agenda 2030. We use the X-STATIS study technique with graphic representations. The results indicate a positive trend towards achieving SDG-11, in which progressive governments are concerned with issues of inclusive and sustainable urbanisation as a result of increased citizen participation, and conservative governments focus on slum upgrading and safety in inclusive and accessible public spaces. In addition, the ideological coincidence between different administrative levels is an impetus to the fulfilment of SDG-11.

Keywords: sustainable cities and communities; public administration; X-STATIS; political factors; multivariate analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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